Vijay Swaminathan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Draup, an AI copilot that helps global enterprises make strategic talent decisions. A recognized thought leader in the talent space, Vijay brings deep expertise in product ideation, concept-to-product transitions, and platform enablement. His career is marked by a strong command of data analytics, operations research, and strategic management.
Vijay has designed numerous quantitative models and heuristics focused on global talent dynamics, cutting-edge business analytics, and strategic business maneuvers. He is also the co-founder of Zinnov, a leading research & advisory firm, and TalentNeuron, which was acquired by CEB, a Gartner company (NYSE: IT). Previously, Vijay held senior positions at Hewitt Associates and KPMG Consulting.

Draup - Artificial Intelligence, Real Insights Draup is an enterprise decision-making platform for global CXO leaders in sales and talent domains. Draup for Talent helps talent management teams & HR leaders plan, hire & skill your future-ready workforce. With comprehensive AI-powered talent insights, you can: *Anticipate evolving workforce trends & build a strategic workforce plan to meet future business goals *Hire a diverse & skilled workforce with data-backed insights & reduce the time to fill a position *Address skill gaps, elevate workforce capabilities & prepare for the future of work. Draup for Sales empowers sales teams with industry, account & stakeholder intelligence & enables them to micro-target prospects. With comprehensive AI-powered sales insights, you can: *Identify & shortlist prospects against key account metrics such as financials, business model, geo presence, outsourcing, and many more. *Seize new opportunities across 33 industry verticals. Navigate strategically with deep industry ecosystem insights on key players, startups, use cases, executives, and others *GDPR-compliant persona analysis of major industry & account executives to improve your client engagement & nurture long-term relationships