The AI era is beginning to reshape not just how tech companies build products, but also who’s leading them. In 2026 across the industry, we’re increasing watching enterprises turn to execs with experience translating emerging technologies into measurable outcomes.
From AI-native startups bringing in experienced operators to established tech firms promoting executives, C-level roles are being redefined around the demands of an AI-driven economy.
This includes at OpenAI, with Dali Rajic, formerly the president and COO of Wiz, who stepped into OpenAI’s top sales position to lead enterprise growth after Denise Dresser’s departure, and also at Meta, with Sandhya Devanathan, Head of Southeast Asia and Australia.
The longtime Meta executive was tapped in late August 2026 to oversee consumer growth, enterprise adoption, and regional regulations starting in October.
That shift is now playing out at Nisum, which has appointed technology industry veteran Anurag Chauhan as its new CEO.
The move marks a change for the company more than 25 years after founder Imtiaz Mohammady established Nisum in 2000. Mohammady will transition into the role of chairman.
The timing is important. Technology services companies are entering a period in which companies are no longer simply asking how to adopt AI; they are also looking for partners capable of redesigning platforms and business processes around it.
That puts pressure on technology CEOs to operate across two worlds: understanding rapidly evolving technical capabilities while also helping enterprise customers determine where those capabilities can produce tangible value.
Chauhan brings more than 30 years of experience across technology services and business transformation. His career includes leadership roles at Motorola, Accenture and Coforge, as well as serving most recently as CEO and president of Nous Infosystems.
That background gives him experience that Nisum will likely need as enterprises move beyond AI pilots and begin incorporating the tech into core operations.
According to Imtiaz Mohammady, Founder and Chairman of Nisum, in a company statement, “When we started Nisum in 2000, we set out to build a company that could grow beyond any one individual while staying true to its people, its clients, and its values.”
“Anurag understands both the foundation we have built and the opportunity ahead of us. I am confident he is the right leader to guide Nisum into its next chapter,” added the Chairman.
“I am honored to join Nisum,” said Anurag Chauhan (article’s featured photo), CEO of Nisum. “What stands out to me is the strength of its people, the depth of its client relationships, and a culture built around delivering meaningful outcomes. My first priority is to listen and learn from our teams and our clients, and then build on that foundation as we shape Nisum’s next stage of growth.”
The emphasis on the importance of listening to Nisum’s employees and customers and learning how the organization operates, seems really important.
The broader question facing Nisum is one shared by much of the technology industry: what does leadership look like when AI is making so many changes to the industry?
For companies entering this new phase, the answer may increasingly involve CEOs who can bridge technology and execution, not simply understand what AI can do, but determine where it should be deployed, how organizations should adapt around it and how those investments translate into results.
Nisum’s leadership transition puts Chauhan at the center of that challenge. For the company, the next chapter will be about taking a foundation built over 25 years and adapting it for an industry being reshaped in real time by AI.
