Dr. Rama Ramakrishnan

Professor

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Biography

Rama Ramakrishnan is a Professor of Practice in the area of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at MIT Sloan School of Management. His teaching and research focus on the practical business applications of predictive and generative AI techniques in creating intelligent products and services. An award-winning educator, he received the Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 2025 and MIT's Teaching with Digital Technology Award in 2024. Before joining MIT, he was a technology entrepreneur with 20 years of experience, founding four software companies and serving as the Senior Vice President and Chief Data Scientist of Salesforce, where he led the development of the Salesforce Einstein Commerce platform. Rama holds a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, and both a Master’s and a PhD from MIT. He actively contributes to the startup ecosystem as an advisor and angel investor, leveraging his extensive experience to aid emerging businesses.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Practice

— Present

MIT Sloan School of Management • Cambridge, MA, USA

Teaching and researching the application of AI/ML in business contexts.

Senior Vice President, Chief Data Scientist

2010-07-01 — 2016-07-01

Salesforce •

Led Salesforce Einstein Commerce analytics/machine-learning platform.

Awards

#1

Jamieson Prize for Excellence in Teaching

2025-09-09
#1

Teaching with Digital Technology Award

2024-06-13