Uday Hegde
About Uday Hegde
Uday Hegde is the Co-Founder and CEO of USEReady, recognized for his leadership in AI and contributions to the company's growth and market expansion.
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Uday Hegde is the Co-Founder and CEO of USEReady, currently working in the Greater New York City Area. He has held this position since the company's inception in 2011.
Career at USEReady
Uday Hegde has been involved with USEReady since its inception in 2011. Under his leadership, the company has received several accolades, including the System Integrator of the Year award by Tableau in 2017 and Services Partner of the Year 2015 by Tableau. USEReady was also named in the Red Herring Top 100 North America and recognized as one of the INC5000 fastest growing companies in the US in 2015. He played a significant role in the company's journey toward AI-powered solutions and its expansion into the Japanese market through a partnership with NEC Solution Innovators.
Professional Experience
Before his tenure at USEReady, Uday Hegde worked at Credit Suisse as Asset Management Risk IT for five years (2005-2010) in the Greater New York City Area. He also has experience as a Sr Software Engineer at Hewlett-Packard Company in the Houston, Texas Area from 2000 to 2005. Earlier in his career, he was a Graduate Intern at ObjectOrb Technologies in Bengaluru, India (1999-2000).
Educational Background
Uday Hegde pursued advanced business education at Harvard Business School, where he completed the Owner President Management program from 2018 to 2020. He also participated in the Leading Professional Services Firms course in 2024. Additionally, he holds a Post Graduate Program in Information Technology from the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore.
Affiliations and Recognition
Uday Hegde has been recognized for his leadership in generative AI and has made notable contributions to the AI landscape, acknowledged by AIM Research. He served on the Tableau Partner Advisory Council in 2018 and was a Governing Body Member at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore from 2020 to 2023.