Rohit Israni serves as chair of the US committee (INCITS/AI) responsible for
participation in international AI standards (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42) and acts as the liaison
for SC 42 with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and
ML Commons. He is also the founder and CEO of Certient AI.

Prior to founding Certient AI, Rohit led Intel’s global ecosystem enabling programs within
the Developer Relations Division for AI, Datacenter, and Network. He co-founded and led
the Intel AI Builders partnership program, managing a global team focused on building
strategic partnerships with AI ISVs, SIs, OEMs, CSPs, and university AI programs
worldwide. His technical expertise includes AI and machine learning, having developed
advanced pattern recognition algorithms at Imaging Technology (now Teledyne Dalsa)
and at KLA-Tencor’s Advanced Technology Group. He holds multiple patents in machine
learning and pattern recognition.

Rohit earned a master’s degree in engineering with a specialization in robotics and AI
from Tulane University and a master’s degree in management science and engineering
from Stanford University.