About AI Guru
We're on a mission to make every enterprise in the Middle East AI-ready.
Headquarters: Princeton, NJ, USA · Free Zone Presence: Dubai, UAE · Delivery Office: Ahmedabad, India
Our Story
AI Guru was born from decades of frontline AI experience. Our founder, Ritesh Vajariya, spent years driving AI adoption at AWS (where he drove $700M+ in AI revenue), Bloomberg (architecting core systems for BloombergGPT), and Cerebras Systems (leading global GenAI strategy).
One pattern kept repeating: enterprises wanted to adopt AI, but the gap between promising pilots and production systems was massive. Most training programs taught theory — not the hard-won lessons from deploying AI at scale. AI Guru was built to close that gap.
Every program we deliver is rooted in real production experience — from multilingual AI platforms serving 1M+ users at global banks, to HIPAA-compliant healthcare systems achieving 60% faster diagnosis. We don't teach from slides; we teach from systems we've built.
Today, AI Guru has trained 200,000+ professionals across 20+ countries through 70+ courses on Coursera and Udemy, enterprise workshops, and custom training programs. From banking to oil & gas, government to healthcare — we help teams across the GCC move from AI curiosity to AI capability with measurable ROI within 12 months.
Connect with Ritesh on LinkedInWhat Drives Us
Production-First
Every engagement targets production deployment, not just proof-of-concept demos.
Measurable ROI
We commit to quantifiable outcomes — cost reduction, accuracy gains, time savings.
Enterprise Context
Training designed for how large organizations actually adopt and scale AI.
200,000+
Professionals Trained
20
AI Products in Production
72
Customer NPS
4
Continents Served
Meet the Founder
Founder & CEO, AI Guru
At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ritesh drove $700M+ in AI revenue and architected core systems for BloombergGPT. He built the AI platform at Bloomberg and led GenAI strategy at Cerebras Systems. He brings real production experience — not slides — to every training engagement. He also advises enterprise boards on AI governance and fiduciary readiness through NEUBoard.
Today he runs AI Guru — the build, train, and govern partner for enterprises across BFSI, oil & gas, manufacturing, healthcare, telecom, and government. 20 AI products in production, 200,000+ professionals trained across 4 continents, and a governance practice aligned to SOC 2, ISO 42001, and NIST AI RMF — 72 customer NPS across the work.
Career highlights
Amazon Web Services
Drove $700M+ in AI revenue; architected core systems for BloombergGPT
Sr. Director — built the data & ML platform: 1,000+ ML engineers, 100K+ CPUs, 5K+ GPUs at petabyte scale
Global Head of GenAI Strategy & BD
AI Guru
Founder & CEO — 200K+ trained, 20 AI products live
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded AI Guru?+
AI Guru was founded by Ritesh Vajariya, who architected core systems for BloombergGPT, drove $700M+ in AI revenue at AWS, and led global GenAI strategy at Cerebras Systems. He is a Harvard Business School alumnus.
How many professionals has AI Guru trained?+
Over 200,000 professionals across 20+ countries, with 70+ online courses and a 4.5-star average rating from 20,000+ reviews.
Does AI Guru have a local presence in the UAE?+
Yes. AI Guru is headquartered in Princeton, NJ (USA) with a local presence in Dubai free zone (UAE) and a delivery office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India). Our GCC team delivers onsite and hybrid programs across the region from Dubai.