LEADERSHIP
Built on the belief that potential is bigger than a résumé.
The team leading Eightfold AI has spent a decade building AI native talent intelligence that sees where people can go, not just where they've been.
What we believe in.
Our core values drive everything we do.
Extreme
ownership
Compassion
Integrity
Excellence
Openness
& transparency
Grounded in AI, passionate about talent.
Our company started based on the mission of finding everyone the right career in the world. Our founders come from some of the world’s leading tech companies, including Google and Facebook. Together, they’ve applied their talents in search, machine learning, and deep-learning AI to transform the talent industry by finding the best roles for everyone while driving extraordinary business outcomes.
Joe Korngiebel
CEO
Joe Korngiebel
CEO
Joe Korngiebel, Chief Executive Officer at Eightfold AI, has spent more than three decades building enterprise HR software. Most recently, he was EVP, Chief Strategy, Product and Technology Officer at Dayforce, where over six years he helped grow the company from a payroll and workforce management provider into a global HCM leader. Before Dayforce, Joe spent 14 years at Workday. He joined as an early employee in 2006, led product, engineering, mobile, and user experience, helped take the company through its 2012 IPO, and served as Chief Technology Officer from 2016 to 2020. Before that, he spent 10 years at PeopleSoft. At Eightfold, Joe is focused on delivering more customer value through innovation, building an enduring culture and team, and leading the company's next chapter of growth as AI agents take on more of the work inside the enterprise. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and serves on the board of the PulsePoint Foundation.
Ashutosh Garg
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
Ashutosh Garg
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board
Ashutosh Garg, Co-Founder at Eightfold AI, brings decades of machine learning and search experience. He was previously the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder of BloomReach. Prior to that, he worked at IBM Research and Google. He is also a prolific publisher/inventor, with a book on machine learning, 30+ papers, and 50+ patents. Ashutosh holds a BTech from IIT-Delhi and a Ph.D. from UIUC and has earned numerous awards for his research, including the best thesis award at IIT Delhi, an IBM Fellowship, and an outstanding researcher award at UIUC.
Varun Kacholia
CTO & Co-Founder
Varun Kacholia
CTO & Co-Founder
Varun Kacholia, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder at Eightfold AI, is one of the world’s leaders in search, ranking, and machine learning. After ranking #2 at the Indian Institute of Technology in 2000 and earning his Master's from the University of California, Berkeley, Varun went on to lead the News Feed team at Facebook and the Youtube Search and Recommendations team at Google. Varun is the recipient of several Google Executive Awards, has accomplished 20+ patents, and is an ACM ICPC world finalist.
Jason Gorski
Chief Sales Officer
Jason Gorski
Chief Sales Officer
Jason Gorski, Chief Sales Officer at Eightfold AI, leads the company’s go-to-market strategy across the Americas, bringing more than two decades of experience building and scaling high-performing enterprise sales teams. Before joining Eightfold, Jason served as Vice President of Sales at OneTrust, where he helped drive significant revenue growth. He spent nearly a decade at Workday, where he led sales across the Healthcare vertical and played a key role in integrating go-to-market operations for strategic acquisitions, including Adaptive Planning, Peakon, and Strategic Sourcing. At Eightfold, Jason is focused on strengthening the company’s sales execution, deepening customer partnerships, and accelerating the adoption of AI-driven talent solutions across the Americas.
Amber Grewal
Chief Customer & Growth Officer
Amber Grewal
Chief Customer & Growth Officer
Amber Grewal, Chief Customer & Growth Officer, is a renowned talent leader with extensive experience in global workforce transformation. Previously, she was Managing Director and Partner, and Chief Talent Officer at Boston Consulting Group, where she revolutionized its talent operations using AI and advised BCG clients on strategic initiatives. As Chief Talent Officer at Intel, Amber spearheaded large-scale talent acquisition across 170 countries. She has also held senior roles at IBM, GE, Microsoft, and KPMG. Recognized as a Top 25 Global Leader in Human Capital, Amber serves on the boards of B-Capital, IoT Consortium, and NOVA Workforce, while mentoring young women and advocating for workplace equity through Fairygodboss and Girls Who Code. She studied strategic HR management at Cornell University and holds a BA from St. Mary’s College of California.
Sivasankaran Chandrasekar
Chief AI Compliance and Security Officer
Sivasankaran Chandrasekar
Chief AI Compliance and Security Officer
Chandra serves as the Chief AI Compliance and Security Officer (CAISO) of Eightfold AI. He brings several decades of engineering leadership, with a focus on Infrastructure, Data and Security over the last several years. As an early engineer at Eightfold, he has played a critical role in building the world’s leading talent intelligence platform. In addition to scaling up the core platform, he has helped Eightfold obtain critical security certifications and is now charged with ensuring the development of Responsible AI and compliance throughout the Eightfold network.
Prior to Eightfold, Chandra worked on several technology roles at Rocket Fuel, Google and Oracle on things ranging from core database technologies to large-scale AI systems. He received a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Sachit Kamat
Chief Product Officer
Sachit Kamat
Chief Product Officer
Sachit Kamat, Chief Product Officer at Eightfold AI, is a seasoned product leader and entrepreneur with extensive experience in consumer internet and enterprise products. With a career spanning Silicon Valley growth companies, startups, and S&P 500 firms, Sachit has extensive experience scaling internet businesses, driving engagement, and fostering growth. His expertise in building successful mobile and desktop products and cross-cultural experiences from living and working across continents adds a unique dimension to his leadership. Specializing in product management, strategy, marketplaces, and mobile applications, Sachit continues to drive innovation and success at Eightfold.
Meghna Punhani
Chief People Officer
Meghna Punhani
Chief People Officer
A seasoned business leader with deep expertise in people-focused operations, strategic execution, and talent transformation, Punhani has spent decades driving growth, change, and workforce evolution. She has advised Eightfold for several years, directly contributing to its mission of revolutionizing talent processes in the AI era. Now, as CPO, she will champion a people-first approach to HR, while bringing strong business acumen to align talent strategy with company growth, embed effective use of AI into every function, and set up Eightfold’s workforce for the future.
Navneet Singh
Chief Marketing Officer
Navneet Singh
Chief Marketing Officer
Navneet “Nav” Singh is Chief Marketing Officer at Eightfold AI, bringing nearly two decades of experience in cybersecurity, cloud, and AI to help shape the future of intelligent hiring.
Prior to Eightfold, Nav led marketing for the multibillion-dollar Network Security and AI business at Palo Alto Networks, driving double-digit growth and championing a shift toward more human-centered storytelling. He’s a frequent speaker at industry events, where he shares perspectives on “using AI to revolutionize messaging and creativity.”
Nav has held product and marketing leadership roles at Cisco, Oracle, and several high-growth startups. He earned a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, a master’s from the Indian Institute of Technology, and completed executive education at the Kellogg School of Management.
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