2026 TIME100 AI: Arvind Krishna, Anima Anandkumar, Vivek Raghavan among 9 Indian names shaping AI
TIME’s 2026 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI features nine Indian-origin figures working across technology, science, healthcare, law and policy. The list includes IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S, Sarvam AI co-founder Vivek Raghavan, AI researcher Anima Anandkumar, Adalat AI co-founder Utkarsh Saxena, Suchi Saria, Meetali Jain, Arvind Raman and Sunny Gandhi. Their diverse work highlights how AI’s future extends beyond frontier models into healthcare, courts, enterprise, governance and scientific research.
