Sanjeeva Fernando

As senior vice president of AI products and platforms at Optum, Sanji is responsible for the design and development of leading-edge AI models and analytics for the enterprise, as well as the platforms needed to accelerate the development and deployment of these solutions.

Previously, Sanji led the OptumLabs Center for Applied Data Science (CADS). The CADS team applied breakthroughs in AI and machine learning to solve complex health care challenges for UnitedHealth Group (UHG) by developing and deploying new software product concepts.

Prior to joining Optum in 2014, Sanji worked at Nokia, where he created their first data science team. Before that, Sanji spent nine years at Nokia in various corporate roles with Nokia’s Multimedia Division, Nokia Research Center and Nokia Ventures. Sanji was also a co-founder and VP of Engineering at Vettro, a venture-backed mobile software company. Sanji began his career in consulting with Viant and Accenture.