Ash Kumra
Inc.com Columnist covering AI, Leadership & Community
Inc.com Columnist | SF Chapter Lead, The AI Collective
About
Ash Kumra is an AI ecosystem builder. He writes a column on AI and leadership for Inc.com, serves as SF Chapter Lead of The AI Collective, the world's largest AI community with 150,000 plus members across 175 plus global chapters, and produces AI programming for Step Conference, a global tech and entrepreneurship festival.
A former business radio host, Ash has interviewed 500 plus founders and technology executives, and his LinkedIn Learning course has reached 25,000 plus professionals. He cocreated AI for Leaders with MIT Sloan Management and received the White House EMPACT 100 Award for Entrepreneurship Excellence.
A two time TEDx speaker, Ash has moderated dozens of live events and panels and won the 2024 Toastmasters District Evaluation Contest. His work has been featured by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and Sony. He has completed advanced coursework in AI and technology leadership at UC Berkeley Haas, MIT Professional Education, and Microsoft.
