Podcast/Video Interviews by Stephen Ibaraki
A Chat with Reddy Mallidi: Chief AI Officer & Enterprise Transformation Architect
This week, Stephen Ibaraki has an exclusive interview with Reddy Mallidi.
Reddy Mallidi is a visionary technology executive and the Chief AI Officer and COO at J&R Consulting, where he bridges the gap between AI theory and bottom-line reality. A trusted advisor to Fortune 2000 boards and C-suite leaders, Reddy specializes in AI strategy, implementation and governance to achieve substantial enterprise-scale deployment.
Over the past few years, he has generated more than $150 million in annual savings by implementing large-scale AI, machine learning, and generative AI solutions. Notable projects include automating export compliance screening for over 50 million accounts at Autodesk, reducing manufacturing waste by 55% with AI-driven SKU optimization, achieving more than 95% accuracy in pharmaceutical quality inspections, and reconciling over 80 million daily financial transactions with AI.
Beyond technical leadership, Reddy has driven business transformation, achieving double-digit profitability improvements at ADP, generating over $1 billion in incremental revenue and cost efficiencies at Intel, and scaling Autodesk's operations to support 2x revenue growth and 95% customer satisfaction.
He also serves as a strategic board advisor to AI startups and is the author of AI Unleashed: A Leader's Playbook to Master AI for Business Excellence and How to Choose the Right AI Use Cases. He is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences and universities.
Reddy holds an MBA from Columbia University, an MS in Computer Science from Oklahoma State University, and an MTech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
Growing up in rural India with limited educational access, he developed a deep belief in human potential - a conviction that now drives his vision of AI as an empowering force for positive change in business and society.
Books
- Leading With AI Agents https://a.co/d/eFgKSr0
- AI Unleashed https://a.co/d/9GTeau0
Website: reddymallidi.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reddy-mallidi/