About
Kesavan is an experienced media and tech professional with a deep expertise in designing and building software for online content, communities and commerce. He helped launch Amazon Prime Video in India and was country head for Symphony Talent. Kesavan has now combined his experience in online content, marketing technologies, talent acquisition software to build ishield.ai - an AI assistant for bias-free communications. As a father to twin children, he’s witnessed how everyone’s lives have moved online for study and work — and his mission, through ishield.ai, is to make those online spaces safe, inclusive and more human for future generations. Kesavan holds a post graduate degree in applied statistics and computer science from IIT Bombay.
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Maker History
- Dost for MS TeamsAI Language assistant for creating bias-free messages.Sep 2022
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Help me learn about diversity in tech
Hi, fellow techies Along my journey in tech recruitment, I've met people from all over the world, with all kinds of backgrounds. Yet, I m still curious about how much diversity can we find in today s tech workplaces? How do you identify within those spaces? I've started a research, and we'll share the data with the community once we get a relevant sample. I would truly appreciate if you helped me out with this and fill out this survey. CLICK HERE TO START
Care about using the right pronouns & gendered language in your communications?
We built Dost (https://ishield.ai/dost) - an AI assistant that helps you with use of right pronouns and gendered language while referring to an individual. Dost can be used as a chrome extension on any browser based application, or as a Slack / MS Teams app. Example of how the product works: Message: "Taro" is a woman on a mission. She works tirelessly to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Feedback from Dost Dost - Hey! "Taro" has set their pronoun preference as (they/them). Consider replacing woman with person, and She with They to make your message more inclusive. Edited message: "Taro" is a person on a mission. They work tirelessly to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Appreciation from Dost Good Job! Your message uses appropriate pronouns and gendered language as per the individual's preferences. Are you likely to use a product like Dost to help you with right use of pronouns and gendered language?