Praveen Thirukonda

Director, Innovation, Solutions & Ventures

KPMG Australia

Praveen is an experienced leader in the field of data, AI, advanced analytics, engineering and emerging technologies. He has many years of Australian and international experience with leading teams in the delivery of innovative solutions to help clients get actionable insights from their data, and translating it into business outcomes.

Praveen works with C-level and executive stakeholders to understand their business objectives, and leverages his deep technical expertise to design and develop the right solution. His experience spans industries ranging from big banks, financial services, US and AU federal government, state government, telcommunications, oil & gas, healthcare, retail, and infrastructure.

In 2014, Praveen joined KPMG US as one of the first software engineers in the newly created Data & Advanced Analytics team. He moved to KPMG Australia in 2016.

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Data and Analytics
  • Emerging Technology
  • Financial Services
  • Government and Public Sector
  • Infrastructure
  • Innovation
  • Oil and Gas
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications

  • Master of Science (MS), Computer Science – New York University

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) – University of Mumbai

  • Deakin University – Advisory Board for the Dept of Information Systems and Business Analytics (DISBA)