Naveen Gattu: Steering Straive’s
AI Evolution with Human-Centric Innovation
Posted on: November 3rd 2025
What happens when vision meets execution in the age of artificial intelligence?
For Naveen Gattu, Global Head -Growth at Straive, it means driving enterprise transformation through the purposeful application of AI and data. With over 24 years of experience in analytics, engineering, and business consulting, he leads Straive’s efforts to embed intelligence into operations, helping organizations realize measurable impact across industries. His approach is not just about building technology, but about ensuring it delivers tangible, scalable outcomes.
Data-Driven Foundations: A Journey Rooted in Analytics
Before taking the reins at Straive, Naveen built his leadership foundation at Gramener, a Straive company. There, he sharpened his skills in combining data analytics with design thinking—an approach that continues to influence his leadership style today.
Armed with an engineering background and a deep appreciation for data science, Naveen has consistently viewed technology as a tool for solving real-world problems. His ability to transform complex data into actionable insights made him a sought-after voice in the AI and analytics field, long before the current wave of hype.
Redefining Innovation: Data Analytics as the Heart of Straive’s Vision
At Straive, Naveen’s leadership is transforming it into a global force in AI-driven data analytics. By embedding advanced analytics into every aspect of the business, he has created a platform that delivers results and redefines how enterprises think about operational efficiency, experience, and effectiveness.
Straive’s AI-powered Data Platform (SDP) exemplifies this shift. Leveraging data analytics and machine learning, the platform enhances ESG reporting, enabling clients to meet compliance standards and sustainability goals with clarity and confidence. Naveen’s strategy is clear: use data to drive decisions that matter, for businesses and the planet.
The EEE Impact Model: AI with a Human Touch
Straive’s Efficiency, Experience, and Effectiveness (EEE) model reflects his belief that AI and data analytics must serve a purpose beyond automation. It’s about creating intelligent systems that deliver measurable impact while enhancing the human experience.
Whether optimizing global supply chains or tailoring AI-powered financial insights, Naveen ensures Straive’s solutions are rooted in real-time analytics and aligned with long-term strategic goals. His approach has already delivered success stories—such as reducing carbon footprints while slashing operational costs for major logistics clients.
Inside Straive’s AI Strategy: Leadership Insights from Naveen Gattu
In a recent leadership conversation, Naveen Gattu delves into how Straive is executing its AI-first vision across global industries. From an industry-led go-to-market approach to the complexities of operationalizing AI at scale, he outlines what it takes to move from experimentation to tangible business outcomes. The discussion offers a closer look at Straive’s approach to delivering measurable, enterprise-wide impact through data and AI.
Naveen Gattu’s leadership at Straive exemplifies a human-centric approach to AI operationalization. His focus on AI and data analytics, as demonstrated by the EEE model and Straive’s AI-powered Data Platform (SDP), underscores a commitment to tangible business outcomes. Straive’s success in delivering measurable impact across industries, from optimizing supply chains to enhancing ESG reporting, highlights the power of integrating AI and data analytics into core business operations.
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Straive helps clients operationalize the data> insights> knowledge> AI value chain. Straive’s clients extend across Financial & Information Services, Insurance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Scientific Research, EdTech, and Logistics.
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