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Utkarsh Contractor is the Chief Technology Officer at Aisera, where he leads research, strategy, and execution across the company's Agentic Enterprise AI initiatives. With deep expertise in Multimodal Language Models and Generative AI, he has played a foundational role in scaling Aisera's AI-driven platforms and products from the ground up.
Who is the CTO of Aisera?
Utkarsh Contractor serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Aisera, where he drives the research, strategy, vision, and execution behind the company's Agentic Enterprise AI platform. He has led multiple teams delivering key AI and ML projects, including the development of Domain Specific LLMs and AI Agents that power products such as Enterprise GPT, AI Copilots, AI Search, and AI Ops.
A member of Aisera's founding team, Contractor helped scale the company from 0 to 250+ employees across Seed to Series D+ stages, overseeing Engineering, AI and ML Ops, Forward Deployment Engineering, and Customer Engineering teams. He also serves as a Senior Research Fellow at Stanford University, collaborating with the Graduate School of Education on applied research in Multimodal LLMs and Generative AI for the Ed-Tech space.
Work History
- Aisera - CTO (December 2023 to Present)
- Aisera - CTO (February 2025 to December 2025)
- Aisera - Vice President of Artificial Intelligence / Founding Team (September 2019 to February 2025)
- AT&T Labs, Inc. - Java Developer (Software Engineer) (April 2005 to September 2008)
Education History
Utkarsh Contractor pursued advanced studies at Stanford University, where he focused on AI research and Multimodal Language Models. His academic work at Stanford has informed his applied research in Generative AI and continues to underpin his contributions to enterprise AI innovation at Aisera.
When did Utkarsh Contractor join Aisera?
Utkarsh Contractor assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer at Aisera in December 2023. As a founding team member, his tenure with the company stretches back to September 2019, during which he has been central to Aisera's growth and its advancement in Agentic Enterprise AI.
