Nithin Narayanan

Nithin Thekkupadam Narayanan is a seasoned technology professional with 13 years of experience in Financial Services and Telecommunications industries, specializing in technology consulting, service delivery, and product management.

At MIT, Nithin is currently serving as a Graduate Research Assistant to Prof. Steven D. Eppinger, focusing on the application of design structure matrix (DSM) to enhance the development lifecycle in Scale Agile Framework (SAFe). His expertise lies in system design and management, covering areas such as system architecture, system engineering, project management, business analytics, artificial intelligence, and robotics.

In the industry, Nithin boasts 6 years of client-facing experience in the US and UK, excelling in building strong trust-based relationships. He has a proven track record in setting up and leading multiple teams in a Global Delivery Model during Agile transitions, ensuring efficient and cost-effective delivery. Nithin also brings extensive experience in implementing Virtual Agents leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, as well as identifying and implementing optimization practices combined with Intelligent Automation and Robotics.

Education-wise, Nithin holds a Master of Science (MS) in Engineering and Management (SDM) from MIT Sloan School of Management, a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, and another MS in Engineering and Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Additionally, he studied at Udyogamandal School.

Throughout his career, Nithin has held notable positions such as Graduate Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Sr. Product Manager - Technical Intern at Amazon Web Services, Associate Manager, Team Lead, Senior Software Engineer at Accenture, and Technical Associate at Tech Mahindra.