Sreedharan will oversee enterprise and government business, marketing, finance and commercial operations as Sarvam AI expands its presence across institutional customers.
Indian artificial intelligence startup Sarvam AI has appointed Sashikumar Sreedharan as President and Chief Business Officer (CBO), as the company looks to expand its presence across enterprise and government markets. Sreedharan joins the company after serving as Managing Director of Google Cloud India.
In his new role, Sreedharan will lead Sarvam AI's business operations across enterprises and government institutions. His responsibilities will also extend to digital-native companies, developers and strategic partners, alongside overseeing marketing, finance, forward-deployed engineering, service delivery and commercial operations.
He will also join Sarvam AI's board of directors as part of the leadership appointment.
Sreedharan brings more than three decades of experience in the technology industry, including senior leadership positions at Google Cloud and Microsoft. Before joining Sarvam AI, he served as Managing Director of Google Cloud India, where he was responsible for the company's operations in the Indian market.
Prior to his tenure at Google Cloud, Sreedharan led Microsoft India's enterprise business as Managing Director for more than five years. His professional background includes experience in enterprise technology, cloud computing and business operations.
The appointment comes as Sarvam AI expands its engagement with organisations adopting artificial intelligence across business and government functions. According to the company, more than 100 enterprises and government institutions are currently building applications using its full-stack AI offering.
Commenting on his appointment, Sreedharan said, "India should be a maker of the intelligence the world runs on. For me, joining Sarvam is a commitment to that opportunity."
He added that he looks forward to working with the company's teams and customers to develop products that become part of how industries and governments operate.
Sarvam AI said its next phase of development will focus on advancing AI research, building products for international markets and scaling its business operations.
The company is also placing emphasis on enterprise ownership and control of AI infrastructure. Its approach focuses on enabling organisations to retain control over their data, models and AI agents rather than relying entirely on externally managed systems.
Sarvam AI expects enterprise requirements to play a role in shaping its research priorities, with feedback from industry deployments informing the development of future AI technologies and applications.
The leadership appointment comes amid increasing interest in enterprise AI adoption, particularly as organisations evaluate how to integrate AI systems into existing operations while maintaining control over data and technology infrastructure.
With Sreedharan taking charge of business and commercial functions, Sarvam AI is preparing to expand its institutional customer base and strengthen the commercial deployment of its AI technologies.
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