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Chirag Patel

Chirag Patel leads Hidden Brains' European work in AI and digital transformation from Munich. His 2024 writing covered software delivery choices, digital transformation, and technology leadership for startups. In 2025, he served as the company's vice president of services delivery and represented Hidden Brains at its Stevie Awards ceremony in Portugal. Hidden Brains appointed him Head of Europe – AI & Digital Transformation in March 2026. He works with enterprises across DACH, BENELUX, and the Nordics on AI adoption and digital transformation.

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Hidden Brains

Timeline

  1. February 2024

    Offshore development models

    He writes about choosing among offshore, nearshore, and onshore software delivery models for business projects in February 2024.

  2. February 2024

    Ready-made or bespoke software

    He compares ready-made and bespoke software choices for companies considering digital transformation in February 2024.

  3. February 2024

    Technology goals for startups

    His February 2024 article considers how technology leaders in startups balance technical decisions with business goals.

  4. 2025

    Vice president of services delivery

    At Hidden Brains, he serves as vice president of services delivery and joins company meetings with European partners in 2025.

  5. 2025

    Stevie Awards representation

    He represents Hidden Brains at the company's 2025 Stevie International Business Award ceremony in Portugal.

  6. March 2026

    Head of Europe for AI

    Hidden Brains appoints him Head of Europe – AI & Digital Transformation in March 2026. He leads its European operations from Munich and works with enterprises across DACH, BENELUX, and the Nordics on AI adoption and digital transformation.

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  2. The United States employs an estimated 53% of people in our data with a known employment countryOur estimates of where AI careers are concentrated now and how countries’ shares of dated positions changed over time.
  3. 47% of living people in our data with known birth and employment countries work outside their birth countryOur estimate of cross-border careers in AI, from country of birth and the country of each current organization.
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionOur estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.

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  1. Chirag Patel | Head Of Europe - AI & Digital Transformation At Hidden Brains hiddenbrains.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Hidden Brains 2025 Recap: Milestones, Growth & What’s Next hiddenbrains.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Hidden Brains Wins Bronze Stevie Award 2025. hiddenbrains.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Chirag Patel Appointed Head of Europe – AI & Digital Transformation at Hidden Brains, Wins Stevie® Award prurgent.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Chirag Patel at Hidden Brains — AI & Digital Transformation chiragpateltech.com. Checked 19 October 2026.