IIT Kanpur graduate and IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna has been named among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI for 2026. Krishna has championed an enterprise-focused AI strategy centred on smaller, specialised models rather than simply pursuing the largest systems. His approach prioritises reliability, security and practical business applications across sectors such as finance, healthcare and manufacturing. His career also highlights opportunities for engineering students in AI infrastructure, cloud computing, cybersecurity and domain-specific applications.
