Rishi is the CEO of Emerging Businesses in Newgen DigitalWorks group. One of the key areas of focus is digital transformation and boutique solutions for airports, airlines using data and AI technologies. One such recently launched product/solution, PriXm, gives actionable insights to various teams in an airport, airline(s) during the times of heavy traffic, congestion and even in crisis. Prior to this, he was CEO of an Aviation IT and Digital services company (Waisl Limited), where he led launch of new applications in airports – APOC, Digiyatra (Biometrics and Computer vision based access solution for Indian airports). Outside of Aviation domain, Rishi has also worked in leadership roles in various other domains like Smart Cities, Telecom in US and India. A recognized innovator, he holds seven U.S. patents in infrastructure and digital technologies. He holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, USA, an MS in Computer Engineering from SCU, USA and a BE in Electronics & Comm. Engineering from IIT Roorkee, India.