Dr. Nischal Chandra has 30+ years of industry experience in the IT, AI, Healthcare, Finance, and Telecommunications sectors. His expertise has been in delivering multimillion-dollar technology solutions based on AI on a global scale to solve complex problems for millions of users. He has challenged conventional project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile, and developed a new one called Team Configuration 1, where AI creates ultra-high-performing teams that deliver significantly more efficiency.
He has worked for several multinational companies, such as Teradyne, IBM, Sun Life, and Oracle. He is currently serving as a Director of Software Engineering at Oracle Health & AI business unit, developing innovative solutions.
While pursuing his career in technology, Nischal has simultaneously been pursuing his passion in the education industry for 35+ years. While in high school, he began by developing and teaching his first course in Electrical Engineering at the Educational Studies Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Later, he progressed to teaching IT courses for several colleges and founded/managed a state-licensed professional school offering over 300 online courses in business and technology for nearly 10 years.
In his most recent experience in the education domain, Nischal served as the Chairman of the IT Department, Chief AI Officer, and Chief Information Officer at Apollos University. He has created IT certificate programs, a Bachelor of Science in IT degree, and AI/IT concentrations for the Doctor of Business Administration degree.