Overview
Deepti Kalra is Co-Founder and CEO at Echos[1][3], an AI-native engineering company[2]. Kalra brings over 15 years of experience building zero-to-one AI products and leading enterprise AI transformations[2]. Prior to founding Echos in August 2025[3], Kalra served as Vice President of AI Solutions at EXL from August 2016 to August 2025[4]. Earlier roles include Data Science Lead at Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group) from January to August 2016[5] and Data Science Manager at Genpact from May 2010 to December 2015[6]. Kalra holds a Master's degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics (2008–2010)[7] and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honours) from Kirori Mal College (2005–2008)[8].
Profile introduction
I am the Co-founder & CEO of Echos, an AI-native engineering company born from a conviction shaped by 15 years of building zero-to-one AI products and leading enterprise AI transformations. I observed the same gap repeatedly: organizations were investing in isolated AI use cases while missing the architectural foundation needed for intelligence to scale. AI was being deployed as disconnected point solutions instead of being built on a shared enterprise context, preventing knowledge, intelligence and workflows from compounding across the enterprise. We founded Echos to help enterprises engi…
Career history
- Co-Founder and CEOAug 2025 to presentEchos
- Vice President - AI SolutionsAug 2016 to Aug 2025EXL
- Data Science LeadJan 2016 to Aug 2016Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group)
- Data Science ManagerMay 2010 to Dec 2015Genpact
Education
- Masters, Economics2008 - 2010Delhi School of Economics
- Bachelor of Arts - BA (Hons), Economics2005 - 2008Kirori Mal College
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