{"id":28932,"date":"2024-08-20T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4487435_AE87435_0"},"modified":"2024-08-20T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:57:00","slug":"fractal-welcomes-janaki-akella-as-new-independent-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932","title":{"rendered":"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 20, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Fractal (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fractal.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.fractal.ai<\/a>), a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune\u00ae 500 companies,&nbsp;today announced the appointment of <span class=\"xn-person\">Janaki Akella<\/span> as an independent director to its board of directors.<\/p>\n<p>Janaki currently serves as an Independent Director (Chair, Business Security and Resilience committee and audit committee) on the Board of Directors of Southern Company, a public Gas and Electric Utility company and as an Independent Director (Operational risk compliance and audit committees) on the Board of Directors of <span class=\"xn-person\">Sallie Mae<\/span>, a company, offering private education loans &amp; education services.<\/p>\n<p>She previously held key executive roles at Google, McKinsey &amp; Company, and Hewlett Packard. Her background includes digital transformation, strategy and operations, cloud and AI\/ML based solutions and business security and sustainability. She has also been recognized as one of the Top 100 AAPI Board Members Making a Difference (Board Prospects). Her appointment underscores Fractal&#8217;s commitment to leveraging top-tier talent to drive innovation and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Janaki holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from <span class=\"xn-org\">Carnegie Mellon University<\/span>, an M.S. from <span class=\"xn-org\">Boston University<\/span>, and a B.E. (Honors) from the College of Engineering, Guindy (<span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am thrilled to join the board of Fractal at this critical point in time as it scales to help businesses implement AI and tap into AI&#8217;s full potential for value creation,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Janaki Akella<\/span>. &#8220;I look forward to collaborating with the entire board and management team to drive strategic initiatives and deliver long-term value to all stakeholders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to have Janaki join our board,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Srikanth Velamakanni<\/span>, Co-founder and Group Chief Executive, Fractal. &#8220;Her experience in technology and strategy, and her presence in the Bay Area will help us tremendously in scaling Fractal and building the company for the long term.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming Janaki&#8217;s appointment, <span class=\"xn-person\">Pranay Agrawal<\/span>, Co-founder &amp; Chief Executive Officer, Fractal said, &#8220;Janaki&#8217;s experience in digital transformation and her strategic insights will be instrumental as we continue to innovate in AI and analytics. Her leadership and vision align perfectly with Fractal&#8217;s commitment to driving innovation and delivering value to our clients globally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>For more information on Fractal&#8217;s board of directors, please visit: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/fractal.ai\/leadership-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Fractal Leadership Team<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About Fractal<\/b>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fractal is one of the most prominent providers of Artificial Intelligence to Fortune 500\u00ae companies. Fractal&#8217;s vision is to power every human decision in the enterprise, and bring AI, engineering, and design to help the world&#8217;s most admired companies.<\/p>\n<p>Fractal&#8217;s businesses include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asper.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Asper.ai<\/a> (AI for revenue growth management) &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyfish.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flyfish<\/a> (generative AI for Sales). Fractal incubated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qure.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Qure.ai<\/a>, a leading player in healthcare AI for detecting Tuberculosis, Lung cancer, heart failure and stroke.<\/p>\n<p>Fractal currently has 4500+ employees across 17 global locations, including <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, UK, <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">India<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Australia<\/span>. Fractal has been recognized as &#8216;Great Workplace&#8217; and &#8216;<span class=\"xn-location\">India&#8217;s<\/span> Best Workplaces for Women&#8217; in the top 100 (large) category by The Great Place to Work\u00ae Institute; featured as a leader in Data Engineering services 2024 &amp; Data Science Services 2024 by Information Services Group, Leader in AI and Analytics Services Specialists Peak Matrix Assessment 2021 by Everest Group, Leader in Customer Analytics Service Providers Wave\u2122 2023 by Forrester Research, Inc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2024 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Fractal (www.fractal.ai), a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune\u00ae 500 companies,&nbsp;today announced the appointment of Janaki Akella as an independent director to its board of directors. Janaki currently serves as an Independent Director (Chair, Business Security and Resilience committee and audit committee) on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director - My Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director - My Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2024 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Fractal (www.fractal.ai), a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune\u00ae 500 companies,&nbsp;today announced the appointment of Janaki Akella as an independent director to its board of directors. Janaki currently serves as an Independent Director (Chair, Business Security and Resilience committee and audit committee) on [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"My Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-20T10:57:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin_tony\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin_tony\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin_tony\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5b51d407d652c0aa802bea269ea5d7e7\"},\"headline\":\"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-20T10:57:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932\"},\"wordCount\":533,\"articleSection\":[\"Business News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932\",\"name\":\"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director - My Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-20T10:57:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5b51d407d652c0aa802bea269ea5d7e7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?p=28932#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/\",\"name\":\"My Blog\",\"description\":\"My WordPress Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5b51d407d652c0aa802bea269ea5d7e7\",\"name\":\"admin_tony\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/102836fe5f9cd6c64e96e90e7341dbc815b7d12726a85708326dc0db40afd906?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/102836fe5f9cd6c64e96e90e7341dbc815b7d12726a85708326dc0db40afd906?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/102836fe5f9cd6c64e96e90e7341dbc815b7d12726a85708326dc0db40afd906?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin_tony\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/transmediavictoria.net.au\\\/?author=8\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director - My Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director - My Blog","og_description":"NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2024 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Fractal (www.fractal.ai), a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune\u00ae 500 companies,&nbsp;today announced the appointment of Janaki Akella as an independent director to its board of directors. Janaki currently serves as an Independent Director (Chair, Business Security and Resilience committee and audit committee) on [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932","og_site_name":"My Blog","article_published_time":"2024-08-20T10:57:00+00:00","author":"admin_tony","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin_tony","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932"},"author":{"name":"admin_tony","@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/#\/schema\/person\/5b51d407d652c0aa802bea269ea5d7e7"},"headline":"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director","datePublished":"2024-08-20T10:57:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932"},"wordCount":533,"articleSection":["Business News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932","url":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932","name":"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director - My Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-08-20T10:57:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/#\/schema\/person\/5b51d407d652c0aa802bea269ea5d7e7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=28932#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/#website","url":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/","name":"My Blog","description":"My WordPress Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/#\/schema\/person\/5b51d407d652c0aa802bea269ea5d7e7","name":"admin_tony","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/102836fe5f9cd6c64e96e90e7341dbc815b7d12726a85708326dc0db40afd906?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/102836fe5f9cd6c64e96e90e7341dbc815b7d12726a85708326dc0db40afd906?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/102836fe5f9cd6c64e96e90e7341dbc815b7d12726a85708326dc0db40afd906?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin_tony"},"url":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?author=8"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}