Dr. Om Deshmukh is the CEO of TildeHat: a deep-tech start-up focused on recruitment analytics.

Om has a Ph.D. in Machine Learning from University of Maryland, College Park. Om has 50+ international publications (several best paper awards) and 50+ patents (filed/granted). In 2017, he was recognized as one of the top 10 data scientists in India.

He spent close to a decade in IBM Research and Xerox Research driving various state-of-the-art Machine Learning initiatives for global technical research, technology strategy and start-up partnerships. Om ran the delivery of data-science driven products at Yodlee Infotech for 3+ years before starting his entrepreneurial journey in Nov-2019.

Om is a well-known Machine Learning and Data Sciences authority in industry and academia, with several collaborations across IISc / IITs. Om is also an adjunct faculty at the International School of Engineering (INSOFE).