Tatler-Portraits of a nation: AI leader Ayesha Khanna’s mission is to build a smarter, fairer future through artificial intelligence
For almost two decades, Dr. Ayesha Khanna has been shaping global nerve centres for artificial intelligence (AI)-from Asia Pacific to North America. A visionary technologist and the founder of leading AI solutions firm Addo AI, Khanna is widely regarded as one of the most influential voices in human-centric innovation.
When she arrived in Singapore 13 years ago from Wall Street, she quickly noticed a gap between the sophisticated, data-powered operations of financial institutions in New York and the underutilised potential of businesses across Asia. Armed with a PhD in information systems and years of experience in computational finance and emerging technologies, Khanna launched Addo AI-a boutique consultancy of elite AI scientists and engineers-designed to help organisations translate algorithms into action.
“We’re not a general management consultancy. We’re a deep-tech firm focused on results,” she explains. “Our role is to help companies use AI and data to become more productive, more customer-centric, and more future-ready.”
