Pankaj Risbood
About Pankaj Risbood
Pankaj Risbood is the Chief Technology Officer at Zendrive, where he has worked since 2023. He has extensive experience in technology leadership, having previously held roles at Google and Walmart Labs, and has contributed significantly to advancements in AI, sensor processing, and real-time analytics.
Current Role at Zendrive
Pankaj Risbood serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Zendrive, a position he has held since 2023. He is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and works on-site. In this role, he oversees the development of advanced technology solutions, including AI and sensor processing systems that operate at a petabyte scale.
Previous Experience at Google
Pankaj Risbood worked at Google from 2006 to 2011, holding two key positions. Initially, he served as a Senior Software Engineer for two years, where he contributed to various projects, including the development of speech recognition technology for Google's Voice Search on mobile devices. He later advanced to the role of Tech Lead Manager for three years, where he played a significant role in team leadership and project management.
Leadership at Zendrive
Before his current role, Pankaj Risbood was the Chief Executive Officer at Zendrive from 2022 to 2023. He previously held the position of Chief Technology Officer at Zendrive from 2018 to 2022. During his tenure, he led the development of real-time social media analytics capabilities at Walmart Labs, analyzing a massive corpus of 200 billion tweets.
Educational Background
Pankaj Risbood earned a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) between 1998 and 2000. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications from S.G.S.I.T.S, Indore, which he completed from 1994 to 1998.
Patents and Research Contributions
Pankaj Risbood has been awarded the Thomas Edison best patent award for one of his 50+ granted patents by the USPTO. He has also authored several research papers early in his career, contributing to advancements in the field of computer science.