Sanjay Dhawan
Chief Executive Officer, SymphonyAI
Sanjay Dhawan is the CEO of SymphonyAI, a leading enterprise AI company delivering industry-scale solutions across financial services, manufacturing, retail, and more. A technologist and entrepreneur at heart, Sanjay has spent his career turning AI and data into operational advantage—building platforms that bridge devices, sensors, and the cloud to power real-world intelligence.
Before SymphonyAI, Sanjay was President and CEO of Cerence, where he led its successful spin-out from Nuance and scaled its AI-driven automotive voice platform to more than 350 million vehicles worldwide. Earlier, he served as President and CTO at Harman International, overseeing connected services and automotive innovation, and as CEO of Symphony Teleca, a global software engineering leader acquired by Harman.
A recognized pioneer in connected systems and applied AI, Sanjay has held senior roles at Aricent, Netopia, and AMD, and co-founded Inkra Networks, one of the early leaders in virtual networking. He holds a master’s in electrical engineering from Brunel University, UK.
