Aniruddha Kannal is the founder and CEO of Xcelerator, a collaborative learning platform focused on empowering professors and students to secure better learning outcomes. He holds over a decade of experience in implementing large-scale business transformations. 

With a passion for turning raw data into creative analytics solutions, he has helped strengthen business operations for several organizations through data-backed strategic decisions. He has also spearheaded several technological strategies for clients across verticals like healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial services. Prior to founding Xcelerator, Aniruddha served as the Vice President, Engineering at Deloitte where he oversaw the Life Sciences and Health care solutions portfolio. 

Anirudha enjoys nurturing the next-gen in data science and machine learning. And has been actively involved in various mentorship programs for data science aspirants.

He holds a Masters in Computer Science from State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, and is a Bachelors in Engineering from  Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda.