Parag Dessai
Founder & Managing Director
NovaPraxima Consulting
Parag is a seasoned enterprise technology strategist with two decades of hands-on experience architecting, scaling, and operationalizing artificial intelligence and intelligent automation initiatives across the world's largest organizations.
His background spans leadership roles at KPMG, IBM, Walmart, Unqork, and Microsoft—where he led large-scale digital transformation programs across financial services, retail, insurance, and technology sectors. This diverse exposure enables a pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach to AI adoption, governance, and enterprise delivery.
Areas of expertise:
- Enterprise AI strategy and roadmapping
- Governance frameworks for regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, insurance)
- Large-scale process automation and intelligent workflow design
- AI Center of Excellence (CoE) architecture and capability building
- Production-grade system design with quality, observability, and compliance
- Cross-functional leadership and organizational change management
Today, Parag leads NovaPraxima Consulting in partnering with enterprise leaders to move confidently from AI strategy and pilots to governed, production-grade systems with measurable business impact. He combines technical depth with executive perspective, translating complex AI concepts into clear business value and actionable roadmaps.