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Kriti Sharma

Kriti Sharma is an AI product builder whose work spans banking analytics, conversational software, social-impact tools, legal AI and industrial systems. Born in Rajasthan in 1988, she grew up in Jaipur with her two siblings and earned engineering and advanced computer science degrees at St Andrews in 2010 and 2011. At Barclays and Sage, she led analytics and mobile-product work and helped launch Pegg, a business-finance chatbot that reached users in 85 countries within six weeks. Through AI for Good, she launched rAInbow for domestic-abuse support in South Africa; the organization later partnered on SnehAI, a sexual-health chatbot for young people in India. She is CEO of IFS Nexus Black, where she leads domain-specific AI work for industry, and serves as an independent non-executive director at Rightmove.

Now at
IFS AB and Rightmove plc
Born
1988
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Timeline

  1. 1988–2011

    Early life and St Andrews degrees

    Born in Rajasthan in 1988, she grows up in Jaipur with her two siblings. She earns a bachelor’s in engineering in 2010 and a master’s in advanced computer science at the University of St Andrews in 2011.

  2. 2011–2016

    Barclays analytics, Sage and Pegg

    In September 2011, she joins Barclays and develops Pingit, its mobile-payments app, which wins the App Store Best of 2012 award. She later leads Big Data and Advanced Analytics at Barclays Africa, where her team builds real-time analytics products using machine learning. In February 2016, she joins Sage to lead mobile products for more than six million businesses; in July 2016, she and CEO Stephen Kelly launch Pegg, an AI accounting chatbot for entrepreneurs that reaches users in 85 countries within six weeks.

  3. 2017–2018

    Forbes 30 Under 30 and CDEI

    In 2017, Forbes names her to its 30 Under 30 list in Technology for advances in AI. In 2018, the United Nations names her a Young Leader, and the UK appoints her to the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation board in November.

  4. 2018

    Founding AI for Good

    In 2018, she founds AI for Good Ltd and launches rAInbow, its first AI-powered product for people facing domestic abuse in South Africa.

  5. 2019

    Building SnehAI in India

    In 2019, AI for Good partners with the Population Foundation of India to build SnehAI, a chatbot that educates young people about sex and reproductive health.

  6. 2023

    Document Intelligence for M&A

    In April 2023, as Thomson Reuters’ chief product officer for LegalTech, she speaks about its AI-powered Document Intelligence tool for M&A due diligence. The system reads thousands of complex contracts at once and flags areas needing attention; she says customers accelerate information retrieval and review by more than 50%.

  7. 2024

    CoCounsel 2.0 at ILTACON

    In August 2024, she discusses CoCounsel 2.0 at ILTACON as Thomson Reuters’ chief product officer for Legaltech. The professional-grade generative AI assistant combines Thomson Reuters content and legal technology with strengths from Google Cloud AI and OpenAI.

  8. Since July 2025

    CEO of IFS Nexus Black

    In July 2025, IFS appoints her CEO of IFS Nexus Black, its AI innovation accelerator, to lead domain-specific agentic AI solutions for complex industrial challenges in manufacturing, energy, aerospace and construction. In 2026, she is CEO and an independent non-executive director at Rightmove.

Career

  1. Since 2025IFS ABCEO
  2. Since 2025Rightmove plcIndependent non-executive director
  3. From 2023Thomson ReutersChief Product Officer for LegalTech
  4. From 2018AI for Good LtdFounder
  5. From 2018Centre for Data Ethics and InnovationBoard member
  6. From 2016Sage
  7. 2011–2016Barclays

Education

  1. 2011University of St AndrewsMaster’s in advanced computer science
  2. 2010University of St AndrewsBachelor’s in engineering

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Videos

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  1. How to keep human bias out of AI | Kriti SharmaTED · 12 April 2019 · 12 min
  2. Can robots create a fairer world? | Kriti Sharma | TEDxWarwickTEDx Talks · 19 April 2018 · 14 min

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  1. People shaping AI work at a median of 3 organizations over a career: 3 for university starters and institute and lab starters, versus 2 for company startersIncludes Kriti Sharma. Across 6,853 people shaping AI with a dated work role, we estimate a median of 3 parent organizations over a career (mean 3.6), comparing role groups, starting sectors and starting decades from the 1950s to 2020–2026.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of St Andrews. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of St Andrews. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.

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  1. Kriti Sharma - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Kriti Sharma forbes.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Kriti Sharma - Rightmove Plc plc.rightmove.co.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Stellar new board appointed to lead world-first Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation gov.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. About Us - AI for Good aiforgood.co.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. Thomson Reuters Document Intelligence automates M&A due diligence process for legal professionals, helping close deals faster thomsonreuters.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. ILTACON Sneak Peek: CoCounsel 2.0 Combines the Power of Google Cloud AI, OpenAI, and Thomson Reuters thomsonreuters.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. IFS appoints Kriti Sharma as CEO of Nexus Black and expands AI leadership team to accelerate Industrial and Agentic AI innovation prnewswire.co.uk. Checked 21 October 2026.
  9. Kriti Sharma | Chief Executive Officer - IFS Nexus Black | Forbes Technology Council councils.forbes.com. Checked 21 October 2026.