With a career in technology spanning more than two decades, Vishal Agarwal has consistently focused on driving digital transformation. In his current role as a Global AI Blackbelt at Google, he now concentrates on the practical application of AI research. He and his team collaborate with Google DeepMind and Google Research to identify how new developments in AI can be used to address specific problems for customers, enabling them to solve their most complex challenges, accelerate innovation, and unlock new opportunities for growth by leveraging Google's powerful AI models and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
Before joining Google, Vishal was the Chief Technology Officer at several tech startups. In these leadership roles, he led engineering teams through the entire product development lifecycle, from initial concept to scaling AI-first platforms for a global user base. He guided major brands in adopting new technologies to improve their digital platforms, which established his deep foundation in the engineering and architecture required to build and maintain large-scale systems.
He is actively engaged in exploring and shaping the application of next-generation AI across multiple domains, from accelerating scientific discovery to creating new forms of interactive media. His work consistently bridges the gap between new research and its functional use in a business context. This combination of deep technical knowledge and practical, customer-focused problem-solving is a defining characteristic of his career.