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title: "Venkat “Venki” Kannappan - Vice President of Ai & ML Engineering in Greater Chicago Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Venkat “Venki” Kannappan, Vice President of Consumer Engineering | Conversational AI Strategist | Enterprise Search Enabler | Enterprise preferences and consent management Leader | Contact Center Ai & ML solutions partner based in Greater Chicago Area. AI stack includes gemini, meta, and metaa..."
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# Venkat “Venki” Kannappan on Tal

## Headline

Vice President of Consumer Engineering \| Conversational AI Strategist \| Enterprise Search Enabler \| Enterprise preferences and consent management Leader \| Contact Center Ai & ML solutions partner

## Location

Greater Chicago Area

## AI stack

gemini

meta

metaai

claudecode

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

## Work experience

Vice President of Ai & ML Engineering at Optum, Feb 2026 \- Present · 9 mos, I help lead Consumer Engineering Technology tied to Enterprise preference, communications and consent management, Conversational Ai enabled Enterprise Search Solutions\. Our team of teams help Implement and streamline Contact Center Ai implementations, CMS aligned Health Tech\-Ecosystem, Create Longitudinal health data solutions along with actionable insight generation abilities for Foster care management platform oriented consumer experiences\.

Vice President of Consumer Engineering at UnitedHealth Group, Jul 2025 \- Feb 2026 · 8 mos, I help lead Consumer Engineering Technology tied to Enterprise preference, communications and consent management, Conversational Ai enabled Enterprise Search Solutions\. Our team of teams help Implement and streamline Contact Center Ai implementations, Create Longitudinal health data solutions along with actionable insight generation abilities for Foster care management platform oriented consumer experiences\.

Senior Director of Conversational Ai \| Search \| Preference Management \- Enterprise Capabilites at UnitedHealth Group, Oct 2024 \- Jul 2025 · 10 mos, Hybrid

Senior Director of Consumer Experience Engineering at Optum, Jan 2023 \- Oct 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos, Remote, I help lead Digital Technology Strategy, Principal Architecture, Integration Architecture and Delivery of Mobile\|Web Digital technology & solutions of Home Delivery, Specialty pharmacy consumer experiences, PBM member services, Provider and Pharmacy network services, Enterprise collaboration and Content HUB solutions for those we help serve at Optum\.

Senior Director of Digital Strategy & Solutions at UnitedHealth Group, Feb 2021 \- Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 9 mos, United States, I help lead technology related to Specialty pharmacy care services, Provider and Pharmacy network services, Client engagement & enablement services, Enterprise collaboration and Content HUB solutions\.

Senior Manager E\-Commerce Technology Solutions at Catamaran, Mar 2015 \- Nov 2015 · 9 mos, United States

E\-Commerce Technology Manager at Catamaran, Jul 2013 \- Mar 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos, Schaumburg

Integration Architecture Services Lead Architect at Walgreens, Sep 2012 \- Sep 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo, Lincolnshire

Systems Engineer at Walgreens, Jul 2009 \- Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Lincolnshire

Senior Systems Analyst at Walgreens, Jul 2007 \- Jun 2009 · 2 yrs, Deerfield

## Education

Executive Education, Innovative Technology Leader, Information Technology Innovation and Strategy, Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Electronics and Communications Engineering, University of Madras

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