133 Millennium - Twentieth Edition SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING Pad Narayanan is an expert in research and development and artificial intelligence (AI) who has enjoyed more than 20 years of success. In 2020, he joined Mohawk Industries Inc. as an architect and senior manager of digital marketing and consumerfacing apps. He quickly rose through the company’s leadership ranks, becoming the director of application development the following year and the senior director of digital technology shortly thereafter. In 2022, he became the vice president of digital innovation and artificial intelligence, a role in which he oversees the company’s North American product information and digital asset management, business architecture, and virtual and augmented reality teams. Mr. Narayanan began his career as an application engineer for Makino Asia in 2001, building on his background in tool and die making and experience in robotics to program CNC manufacturing equipment. He departed the company in 2009 to become an IT consultant with Future Focus Infotech Private Limited, where he remained until 2012. For the remainder of the decade, he served as a senior applications architect for Keenan & Associates. Born in Chennai, India, Mr. Narayanan began his studies with vocational diplomas in tool and die making, e-commerce, and information technology. After relocating to the United States, he completed a BS in mechanical engineering at West Coast University and continued his education at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he received an MS in information technology and management. Most recently, he achieved an MBA at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Adjacent to his primary efforts, Mr. Narayanan is the founder of Good and Humble, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating community change through partnerships that follow the philosophy of “get good, give good, make good, serve good, and manage good.” He is also a board member of Hemophilia of Georgia, a content creator, and the author of more than 35 books for children on concepts in Vedic math. In the coming years, Mr. Narayanan hopes to focus more on digital innovation and transformation through the use of AI. Millennium Magazine Featured Listee PAD NARAYANAN VICE PRESIDENT OF DIGITAL, INNOVATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Mohawk Industries Inc. Roswell, GA
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