Jaydeep (JD) Chakrabarty

Director of AI in Tech, Piramal Finance

With nearly two decades of deep expertise across AI, software engineering, security, and design, Jaydeep brings a uniquely holistic lens to innovation. As Director of AI in Tech at Piramal Finance, he currently spearheads the integration of AI into critical financial operations - spanning credit underwriting, sales enablement, fraud detection, and more.

Previously at Thoughtworks, Jaydeep served as Head of Generative AI Engagements, R&D, and Communities for India and the Middle East. He founded "GPT Wizards," a thriving community exploring prompt engineering and generative-model applications. His open-source footprint includes contributions to Talisman, OpenStack, Report‑mine, Taiko, and EEG‑analysis tools, to name among a few.

A published columnist in EFY, Opensource4You, and The Hindu ("Text and Context – Toolbox"), Jaydeep is also part of OpenAI's elite Red Team - stress‑testing and safeguarding advanced LLMs.

His work has been recognized globally: in 2024, he was named Tech Influencer of the Year by DigitalConfex (Dubai), and in 2025, he was honoured as a "Top Visionary Making a Wave" at the Asia Leadership Awards.