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Economic Times
a day ago
- Business
- Economic Times
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum appoints Uday Shankar and Joe Creed to board of directors
Synopsis The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum welcomes Uday Shankar and Joseph E. Creed to its Board of Directors. Shankar, from JioStar and Bodhi Tree Systems, brings media and technology expertise, while Creed, CEO of Caterpillar, offers leadership in manufacturing and infrastructure. Their appointments aim to strengthen US-India collaboration, focusing on innovation, economic ties, and shared values. Uday Shankar & Joe Creed The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has announced the appointment of Uday Shankar, Vice Chairman of JioStar and Founder Director of Bodhi Tree Systems, and Joseph E. (Joe) Creed, Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar, to its Board of a prominent media executive and co-founder of Bodhi Tree Systems alongside James Murdoch in 2020, has played a key role in shaping the Indian media landscape. Bodhi Tree Systems focuses on scaling businesses across media, education and other consumer-facing sectors in the Indian Ocean region, with a strong emphasis on India. Through this platform, Shankar has led major strategic investments in JioStar, India's largest media and entertainment company, and ALLEN Career Institute, a leading education services Vice Chairman of JioStar, Shankar oversees the company's sports, streaming and broadcast divisions. He is also instrumental in shaping the vision for JioHotstar, one of the world's largest streaming platforms with over 200 million paying subscribers. Creed assumed the role of CEO at Caterpillar on 1 May 2025, having joined the global machinery and equipment manufacturer in 1997. He is also a member of the company's board of directors and leads a workforce of nearly 113,000 employees across 63 countries. In his leadership role, Creed is responsible for driving Caterpillar's strategic growth, with a focus on operational excellence, sustainability, and the expansion of services. Welcoming the new board members, USISPF Chairman John Chambers said, 'I'm honoured to welcome both Uday and Joe to the board. Our partnership with Caterpillar enters an exciting new chapter under Joe's leadership, and it's a privilege to welcome Uday back in this new role. The strength of the US-India relationship is reflected in the extraordinary talent and global perspective these two leaders bring—one from the world of media and entertainment, the other from engineering and machinery. What unites them is a shared commitment to innovation, excellence, and a deep belief in the power of collaboration to drive progress across our two great democracies.'Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of USISPF, added: 'Uday has built a reputation for innovating on legacy media brands with an eye for digital innovation and disruption, while serving one of the most dynamic and challenging media markets—India. In all his endeavours, Uday has kept the Indian consumer at heart.'Shankar is widely credited with transforming the Indian media industry over the past three decades. He was involved in the launch of Aaj Tak, India's first 24-hour news channel, and pioneered the breaking news format in Indian his tenure as CEO of Star India, he led one of the sector's most significant turnarounds, expanding the network's reach to over 700 million viewers through regional programming, socially relevant content, and groundbreaking sports coverage. He also oversaw the launch of Hotstar, a pioneering digital streaming as President of 21st Century Fox Asia and The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific, Shankar was responsible for content and distribution strategy across one of the most diverse media regions on his appointment, Shankar said, 'It gives me great pleasure to extend my long-standing association with USISPF. The India–US relationship has never been more consequential, especially as the world navigates a rapidly evolving geopolitical and economic landscape. I look forward to partnering with USISPF and its partners to deepen collaboration between our two nations, particularly in the areas of media, technology, and education, where shared values and innovation can unlock transformative opportunities.'Creed brings nearly three decades of experience at Caterpillar, having held leadership positions across various segments of the business. Before becoming CEO, he served as Chief Operating Officer, and earlier led the Energy & Transportation segment as Chief Financial Officer. He has also held senior vice president roles in Caterpillar Financial Services, the Oil & Gas and Marine division, and the Electric Power division. The company, which marks its centenary in 2025, sees Creed as the torchbearer for its future Aghi noted, 'We've had a long and successful partnership with Caterpillar since our beginnings, and I am excited to begin a new phase with Joe, who represents Caterpillar's global excellence and long history of manufacturing, infrastructure development and cutting-edge technology in India. I am confident that under Joe, we will continue to fortify our mission of nurturing strong commercial bonds between the United States and India.'As Caterpillar begins its second century, Creed remains focused on honouring the company's legacy while embracing emerging technologies and investing in its workforce.'I am honoured to join the Board of Directors and continue Caterpillar's long-term collaboration with the forum,' said Creed. 'I look forward to working with fellow leaders to support the success of the economic relationship between the United States and India.'
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum appoints Uday Shankar and Joe Creed to board of directors
The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has announced the appointment of Uday Shankar , Vice Chairman of JioStar and Founder Director of Bodhi Tree Systems , and Joseph E. (Joe) Creed, Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar , to its Board of Directors. Shankar, a prominent media executive and co-founder of Bodhi Tree Systems alongside James Murdoch in 2020, has played a key role in shaping the Indian media landscape. Bodhi Tree Systems focuses on scaling businesses across media, education and other consumer-facing sectors in the Indian Ocean region, with a strong emphasis on India. 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As Vice Chairman of JioStar, Shankar oversees the company's sports, streaming and broadcast divisions. He is also instrumental in shaping the vision for JioHotstar, one of the world's largest streaming platforms with over 200 million paying subscribers. Live Events Creed assumed the role of CEO at Caterpillar on 1 May 2025, having joined the global machinery and equipment manufacturer in 1997. He is also a member of the company's board of directors and leads a workforce of nearly 113,000 employees across 63 countries. In his leadership role, Creed is responsible for driving Caterpillar's strategic growth, with a focus on operational excellence, sustainability, and the expansion of services. Welcoming the new board members, USISPF Chairman John Chambers said, 'I'm honoured to welcome both Uday and Joe to the board. Our partnership with Caterpillar enters an exciting new chapter under Joe's leadership, and it's a privilege to welcome Uday back in this new role. The strength of the US-India relationship is reflected in the extraordinary talent and global perspective these two leaders bring—one from the world of media and entertainment, the other from engineering and machinery. What unites them is a shared commitment to innovation, excellence, and a deep belief in the power of collaboration to drive progress across our two great democracies.' Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of USISPF, added: 'Uday has built a reputation for innovating on legacy media brands with an eye for digital innovation and disruption, while serving one of the most dynamic and challenging media markets—India. In all his endeavours, Uday has kept the Indian consumer at heart.' Shankar is widely credited with transforming the Indian media industry over the past three decades. He was involved in the launch of Aaj Tak, India's first 24-hour news channel, and pioneered the breaking news format in Indian television. During his tenure as CEO of Star India, he led one of the sector's most significant turnarounds, expanding the network's reach to over 700 million viewers through regional programming, socially relevant content, and groundbreaking sports coverage. He also oversaw the launch of Hotstar, a pioneering digital streaming platform. Later, as President of 21st Century Fox Asia and The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific, Shankar was responsible for content and distribution strategy across one of the most diverse media regions globally. Commenting on his appointment, Shankar said, 'It gives me great pleasure to extend my long-standing association with USISPF. The India–US relationship has never been more consequential, especially as the world navigates a rapidly evolving geopolitical and economic landscape. I look forward to partnering with USISPF and its partners to deepen collaboration between our two nations, particularly in the areas of media, technology, and education, where shared values and innovation can unlock transformative opportunities.' Creed brings nearly three decades of experience at Caterpillar, having held leadership positions across various segments of the business. Before becoming CEO, he served as Chief Operating Officer, and earlier led the Energy & Transportation segment as Chief Financial Officer. He has also held senior vice president roles in Caterpillar Financial Services, the Oil & Gas and Marine division, and the Electric Power division. The company, which marks its centenary in 2025, sees Creed as the torchbearer for its future direction. Dr Aghi noted, 'We've had a long and successful partnership with Caterpillar since our beginnings, and I am excited to begin a new phase with Joe, who represents Caterpillar's global excellence and long history of manufacturing, infrastructure development and cutting-edge technology in India. I am confident that under Joe, we will continue to fortify our mission of nurturing strong commercial bonds between the United States and India.' As Caterpillar begins its second century, Creed remains focused on honouring the company's legacy while embracing emerging technologies and investing in its workforce. 'I am honoured to join the Board of Directors and continue Caterpillar's long-term collaboration with the forum,' said Creed. 'I look forward to working with fellow leaders to support the success of the economic relationship between the United States and India.'
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Don't waste time, join Cong: Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar to JDS workers
MANDYA: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar continued his tirade against the JDS by extending an invitation to JDS workers to join the Congress, saying that it will remain in power in Karnataka forever. Addressing the Congress government's Sadhana Samavesha organised to launch Rs 1,146 crore in development works in Maddur, Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress president, said JDS workers and leaders should not waste their time as it is the year of Congress in Karnataka. 'The Congress flag will fly high in the future in Karnataka. It is high time that people cutting across party lines stand for Congress. What happened to PM Modi's ache din? What about Rs 15 lakh they promised? Ask HD Kumaraswamy and BJP. Congress is the only party that is for the welfare of farmers and the society,' Shivakumar said. Shivakumar said that they are in Maddur to repay the people who supported the Congress in the elections. He said that an irrigation office will come up in Maddur and canals will be modernised at a cost of Rs 550 crores. 'We have started an agriculture university and have proposed new programmes for the development of Mandya district,' he added. Lauding Maddur MLA Uday for donating Rs 2 crore worth of property for Congress Bhavan, he said that six persons have donated land for the office. 'Though I had thought of fielding Gurucharan, nephew of SM Krishna, the survey report was in favour of Uday,' he added.
United News of India
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- United News of India
Uday Ruddarraju set to join OpenAI
New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) Uday Ruddarraju, who has resigned from Elon Musk's startup xAI, is set to join OpenAI. Indian-origin Ruddarraju resigned as head of infrastructure engineering yesterday from Tesla Chief's company startup xAI. His resignation comes two days after X CEO Linda Yaccarino announced her resignation just months after the social media platform was acquired by the billionaire's AI startup, xAI. Ruddarraju was instrumental in leading the training of the AI model Grok 3. It is a reasoning-based model that surpassed its previous competitors. Ruddarraju has completed his Master's in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. He previously worked in engineering roles at eBay and 2024, Uday joined as the head of Infrastructure Engineering of xAI. In a post on X, Ruddarraju praised Elon Musk and his team for their determination to achieve targets. He also pointed to his small efforts at xAI in building the future of AI computers. After resigning from his post, Uday confirmed that he is heading to OpenAI. His departure from OpenAI is a big jolt to xAI central teams, which are working in departments of research and computing. Uday is also credited with the creation of 'Colossus' in his tenure at the company. Colossus is the name given to the massive AI supercomputer developed by xAI. It's currently the world's largest AI supercomputer, located in Memphis, Tennessee. UNI SAS AAB PRS
Time of India
12-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Uday Ruddarraju joins Sam Altman's OpenAI after quitting Elon Musk's xAI: Tracing the career path of a supercomputing architect
Uday Ruddarraju joins Open AI after quitting xAI (image: X/@udayruddarraju) If you've never heard of Uday Ruddarraju, don't worry—you're not alone. He's not the guy giving TED Talks. He doesn't flood LinkedIn with motivational threads. But in the background of the biggest AI races on earth, he's the one writing the rules of scale. Last week, Uday exited Elon Musk 's xAI—where he was Head of Infrastructure Engineering—and quietly joined Sam Altman 's OpenAI , the force behind ChatGPT. This wasn't just a job switch. It was a heavyweight move in the escalating arms race of AI infrastructure. But the real story? It's Uday's career itself—one of sharp pivots, hard skills, and quiet influence in rooms that run the world's most powerful machines. From Minneapolis classrooms to 'Mission Critical Code' Uday is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, a public research university known for engineering depth over flash. He didn't graduate from an Ivy League or headline-grabbing tech institute. He went through the Midwestern grind and came out with core systems knowledge, the kind that's easy to overlook—but impossible to replace. Amazon: Lessons in scale One of Uday's earliest stints was at Amazon, where he worked on the infrastructure backbone that supports the world's largest cloud ecosystem—Amazon Web Services (AWS). Here, he focussed on building and scaling service infrastructure across distributed systems. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Fastest Selling Plots of Mysore from 40L | 40+ Amenities PurpleBrick Learn More Undo His team ensured that services met demanding latency benchmarks while remaining resilient to traffic surges. Key deliverables included: Developing scalable data ingestion pipelines for real-time analytics. Creating load-balancing modules that reduced latency across multiple data centres. Implementing auto-scaling frameworks that could react in milliseconds to surges in user requests. eBay: Modernising legacy giants After Amazon, Uday moved to eBay, where the challenge was different: Legacy systems. Uday was part of eBay's core site reliability and infrastructure engineering team, working on systems that handled billions of dollars in annual trade—but were often tied down by legacy code. While Amazon taught him how to build big, eBay taught him how to fix big. Robinhood: The fintech fast lane At Robinhood, Uday stepped into a world where milliseconds matter. Every glitch has real-world monetary impact. As Engineering Manager for Platform and Infrastructure, he helped Robinhood scale its backend to serve a rapidly expanding user base, especially during pandemic-era trading surges. Robinhood gave Uday something new—speed—not just in code execution, but in strategic decisions under fire. xAI and Colossus: The quiet giant In 2023, Uday joined xAI, Elon Musk's stealthy new AI venture with a not-so-stealthy ambition: To outdo OpenAI. At xAI, Uday led the team that built Colossus, one of the most powerful AI training supercomputers ever constructed. It was built to power Grok 3, xAI's answer to ChatGPT. In simple terms, Uday made sure the most powerful compute cluster in Musk's arsenal didn't just work—it flew. When he left xAI, Uday posted on X, 'Jensen Huang was right—Elon and his teams are singular in what they can achieve.' The OpenAI switch Now, Uday has switched camps. From the underdog building a rival chatbot, he's joined the titan. OpenAI isn't just building models—it's running products at global scale: ChatGPT, DALL·E, Codex, Whisper, and an API suite with enterprise-grade demand. While his exact role at OpenAI hasn't been disclosed, one thing is clear—he'll be scaling the engines behind the magic, not chasing the spotlight. TOI Education is on WhatsApp now. Follow us here . Ready to navigate global policies? Secure your overseas future. Get expert guidance now!
