Ganesh Ramakrishnan on AI skills

About Ganesh Ramakrishnan

Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Chief Information and Transformation Officer at ManpowerGroup, discussed the role of artificial intelligence in workforce solutions on the CAIO Connect Podcast in July 2025. He stated that the CIO's role is to translate AI into business impact relevant to their business, and that critical thinking skills are becoming more important than deep technical knowledge in AI. Ramakrishnan described the development of a virtual AI talent agent that acts as a coach working on behalf of candidates, providing personalized advice and career counseling. He emphasized that data is a competitive advantage and cautioned about sharing data with outside parties. Ramakrishnan also noted that doing AI ethically and fairly is critical, and that his organization has a risk framework for AI development to ensure decisions are ethical, explainable, and free of bias. In a September 2022 talk for IMPRI, Ramakrishnan discussed a strategic framework for outcome-driven policy to transform manufacturing in India. He argued that manufacturing in India is not a major driver of GDP yet and that factor productivity, value addition, and employment generation are low. Ramakrishnan stated that the Make in India program should be for the world, not just for India, and that trade agreements were rushed and lacked balance between goods and services. He also noted a paradox in India where high unemployment coexists with employer difficulty in hiring due to unemployability of trained individuals, and called for a mission to change the mindset about the dignity of labor.

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