CFLSE would like to feature Rajendra Shroff, an LSE graduate from 2010, who is now the  Director at Blu Artificial Intelligence. 

Introduction from Raj Shroff: 

Raj is a Director at Blu Limited, a consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, projects, and education. He is also a public speaker and teaches university courses covering the business applications of AI and emerging technology.

Raj’s path into AI was unconventional and was influenced by his studies at LSE. After graduating with a BSc in Management with a solid grounding in business strategy, Raj’s worked with AXA, a
multinational insurance firm. At AXA, Raj’s roles in IT projects and finance gave him a first-hand view of how insurers strategically implemented digital transformation. This led to the realization that digital transformation was laying the groundwork for AI transformation. His transition into AI was expedited by the mathematics and statistics instruction his studies at LSE offered.

Please feel free to connect with Raj at rajendra.shroff@blu.ltd. You can also find him online at https://linktr.ee/rajshroff.

By: Guillermo Suarez-Sebastian

The Date Science Institute (DSI) is engaging in timely and impressive work in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Data Management. DSI is providing in-depth understanding on these pressing topics, and we highly encourage CFLSE Alumni to check out the opportunities offered by the institute, such as partaking in postgraduate courses and attending informative events.

This past April, CFLSE president, Guillermo Suarez- Sebastian, had the exciting opportunity to visit DSI and meet the director, Professor Ken Benoit, at the LSE campus in London. While receiving a tour, Guillermo learned more about the main objectives of the institute and the pivotal role DSI plays at the London School of Economics and Political Science. DSI plays a significant role in the formation of data science activity at LSE, working alongside the academic departments to integrate this field into study and use these skills in real-world settings. The institute’s mission is to foster study of data science and new forms of data with a focus on their social, economics, and political aspects. Additionally, DSI works closely with all LSE teams engaging in the field of data.

During the visit, Guillermo provided LSE with an array of engagement opportunities for alumni to develop relationships with DSI, such as including Canadian chapters into the institute’s academic and research programming visits to Canadian cities were CFLSE operates.

We would like to thank Professor Ken Benoit, and Sophie Cope, for this insightful and fun visit. More information is available on the Data Science Institute’s website to learn about upcoming local/online events on interesting topics such as Data Science, Artificial intelligence, and any other relevant subjects that are of interest to our CFLSE alumni.