Nikhil Gupta is a distinguished AI Product Management leader with a decade of experience driving AI innovations in enterprise security, fintech, and cloud-native platforms at Atlassian, Samsung, and Western Union. He has successfully led AI-driven products from ideation to enterprise-wide adoption, impacting millions of users globally. Currently, at Atlassian, he spearheads AI-powered security initiatives, leveraging machine learning for advanced threat detection, observability, and risk mitigation. Previously, at Samsung, Nikhil played a pivotal role in launching Samsung Knox Asset Intelligence and Samsung Pay, strengthening enterprise security for millions of devices worldwide. He also pioneered ML-driven fraud prevention at Western Union, significantly reducing financial fraud losses. Nikhil holds advanced degrees in AI/ML, Operations Research, and Engineering from Georgia Tech, UC Berkeley, and IIT Bombay, respectively. A recognized thought leader, he has peer-reviewed 20+ AI research papers for IEEE and other top-tier conferences and published multiple research papers. Beyond his professional impact, Nikhil actively mentors startups and AI practitioners through Growth Mentor, MentorCruise, and ADPList. As a Soft Computing Research Fellow, he continues to contribute to AI advancements.