Babu Kuttala

Babu Kuttala is Group Vice President,  Advance Analytics at ABB. He is responsible for ABB’s big data and advance analytics strategy, operations and processes. He oversees all aspects of data life cycle management and deploying artificial intelligence, cognitive computing and machine learning solutions across all business divisions, and supports the growth of ABB’s business units by partnering with them on revenue-generating programs related to internal business process data analytics. Previously, Babu was IS Director at Honeywell, where he was responsible for developing and executing data architecture strategy that supported Honeywell Finance, Sales & Marketing and Supply Chain Management.

Babu holds master’s degrees in Knowledge Management (California State University) and Computer Information Systems (Quinnipiac University), as well as an MBA in Strategy & Finance from Quinnipiac University. He earned a graduate certificate in modern systems architecture and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Six Sigma Green Belt holder.

In 2012, Babu was named the IBM “Innovation Leader of the Year” for demonstrating leadership in embracing smarter commerce technology solutions. In 2003, he received the Smithsonian Award for Innovative Information Architecture and exemplary use of technology in the finance, insurance and real estate industry.