Enhancing the bank's technological resilience through advanced AI architectures and maintaining leadership in global intellectual property generation.
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Speaker · CDO Vision New York 2026
Senior Vice President and Senior Architect Lead at Bank of America
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Enhancing the bank's technological resilience through advanced AI architectures and maintaining leadership in global intellectual property generation.
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Developing energy-optimization algorithms for containerized applications to align IT operations with sustainability goals
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<p>Dr. Maharaj Mukherjee is an accomplished AI thought leader, bestselling author of AI That Thinks, and an IBM Master Inventor Emeritus with over 26 years of enterprise technology leadership. Named a Top 100 Influential AI Leader in 2025 and recipient of the IEEE Region 1 Industrial Innovation Award, he possesses deep expertise across Agentic AI, Generative AI, machine learning, cognitive systems, IoT, and computational geometry.</p><p></p><p>Currently serving as Senior Vice President and Senior AI Architect at Bank of America, Dr. Mukherjee drives enterprise AI strategy, including leading the Agentic AI strategy for CFO Automation and enterprise reference data architecture. Prior to his role at Bank of America, he spent two decades as a Senior Research Scientist and Software Engineer at IBM Research, pioneering advancements in AI/ML using IBM Watson, EDA tools, and semiconductor technologies.</p><p></p><p>A prolific inventor, Dr. Mukherjee holds over 286 U.S. patents and 160 international patents. He was inducted into the IBM Inventor Hall of Fame, named an IBM Master Inventor Emeritus, and consistently recognized as a top inventor at Bank of America. His academic career includes serving as an Associate Professor at his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, as well as adjunct faculty roles at Marist College and SUNY Albany.</p><p></p><p>Dr. Mukherjee holds a Ph.D. in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), an M.S. from SUNY Stony Brook, and a B.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur. He remains deeply active in global leadership roles within the IEEE, including serving as Chair for IEEE Region 1 PACE and committee member for IEEE USA and IEEE MGA awards.</p>
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