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Meesho onboards Debdoot Mukherjee as chief data scientist
Mumbai: Internet commerce platform Meesho has onboarded Debdoot Mukherjee as chief data scientist to oversee the company’s efforts to make its e-commerce marketplace smarter and more efficient with the use of AI.
In this role, Mukherjee will lead the current 30-member-strong AI team at Meesho and strengthen it by three times by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.
Mukherjee joins Meesho with over 14 years of experience in developing large scale recommender systems as the lead at companies like ShareChat, Hike and Myntra. Under his expertise, the team at ShareChat and Moj created a state-of-the-art feed ranking system and developed AI models that significantly improved user retention and engagement. He is a double gold medalist from IIT Delhi.
“I am delighted to welcome Debdoot as the head of Meesho’s highly energetic AI team. His leadership and deep understanding of the field will help us meet the growing demands of our users, drive innovation and accelerate our sellers’ success,” said Meesho founder and CTO Sanjeev Barnwal.
“I join Meesho feeling deeply connected with their mission of democratising internet commerce for everyone in India. AI can play a central role in creating an efficient and healthy marketplace, which is trusted and loved by the customers and also ensures fairness and growth to all the sellers,” commented Debdoot Mukherjee. “I believe my past experiences will further help in building a world class AI team and machinery to deliver on Meesho’s bold ambition of building a single shopping destination for the next billion users in India.”
With this latest addition, Meesho has further strengthened its leadership team. The company recently announced senior appointments across key verticals including monetisation CXO Harsh Chaudhary; fulfillment & experience head Sourabh Pandey, and seller growth head LN Swaminathan.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
