About the Authors

In a diverse career spanning 12+ years, across six multinational organizations, Varun P Divadkar holds the distinction of having contributed to a variety of global techno-functional engagements with his delivery expertise in Python programming applications towards cutting edge domains like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Robotic Process Automation. Being a qualified Mechanical Engineer with a gold medal from MIT has endowed him with uniquely acquired logical reasoning abilities and quantitative aptitude. This has further enabled him to grasp key mathematical and technical concepts with a steep learning curve and thereby mentor students and professionals in their journey towards exploration of these cutting edge domains.

He began his career with the prestigious Tata group within the manufacturing domain in the engineering services sector and was involved in automation of engineering designs. Thereafter, he had a stint of 5+ years with financial consulting giants Ernst & Young and Deloitte, where he had the privilege to work out of the global financial epicenter of Wall Street, Manhattan, New York and the culturally significant hub of Los Angeles, California. Within India, he has worked across major commercial centers like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, thus adding to his diverse expanse of professional network. Of recent, he has been with three banking organizations and currently leads the Machine Learning and Generative AI initiative at a large global commercial bank as the Vice President.