Unleashing Agentic AI: Transforming business processes with Generative AI

In the March 2025 edition of the CDAO Circle Podcast, Kaushal Kurapati, Head of Agent Platform at Oracle and ex-Senior Vice President of GenAI Products at Salesforce, shared insights from his career. He discussed his work with AI at major companies like Ask Jeeves, Yahoo, Oracle, and Salesforce. He highlighted the evolution of AI, focusing on Generative AI and Agentic AI, and their impact on business processes. The conversation delved into the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, emphasizing the importance of data, compute, and algorithms in driving innovation.

About the speaker

Kaushal Kurapati

Kaushal Kurapati is the Head of Agent Platform at Oracle and former Senior Vice President of Generative AI products at Salesforce. Kaushal is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of experience focused on AI, machine learning, real-time personalization, and search.

About the host

James Jeude

James Jeude is a member of the Data Analytics and AI Strategic Advisory practice and CDAO Council lead at Wipro. Prior to Wipro, he worked as a global practice leader with Cognizant, Ask.com, and Dun & Bradstreet. James's career has included leadership roles in sales, marketing, programming and product management in companies ranging from large data-intensive firms to text-mining companies and business consulting.