Imran Chughtai

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I’m Imran Chughtai, a technology executive, founder, and doctoral scholar focused on making enterprise AI practical and safe to adopt.

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I’m Imran Chughtai, a technology executive, founder, and doctoral scholar focused on making enterprise AI practical and safe to adopt. Over 25 years, I’ve helped organisations turn complex technology into usable outcomes—especially through AI agents and automation—by translating technical capability into business value, clear decisions, and measurable impact.

I deliver AI agents and automation training for executives and managers (technical and non-technical), publish an “Intelligence Amplified” newsletter, and advise leadership on AI strategy, operating models, and ethical governance. My work blends hands-on multi-LLM and agentic experimentation with a strong emphasis on risk, data confidentiality, and accountable AI governance—so teams can move fast while staying in control.

  • Joined November 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Government
  • Financial Services
  • Education

Projects · 1

Work experience· 8 roles

Founder & CEO · ResearchCollab Technologies Ltd (Innovation One, DIFC, Dubai) & Seven Options Limited (UK)Jul 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Deliver AI Agents and Automation Training, executive programmes and workforce reskilling for C-suite and teams without requiring technical backgrounds. Envisioned and architected the ResearchCollab.ai platform integrating 50+ LLMs (multi-model cross-checking) with traceability and provenance, and built an agentic research agent. Provides executive advisory on AI strategy, transformation, and responsible governance; also runs webinars and workshops on prompt engineering, agentic AI and orchestration for business use cases.

Founder & CEO · ResearchCollab TechnologiesJul 2025 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Lead ResearchCollab Technologies, based at Innovation One, DIFC (Dubai Financial Centre), Dubai. Built ResearchCollab.ai with multi-model and agentic research workflows. Deliver AI strategy, agents, automation, product development and AI Agents and Automation Training.

Senior IT Advisor · KAPSARCJan 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Helped transform a traditional research centre into a global energy think tank. Presented the AI strategy and roadmap, developed departmental use cases and ran practical AI sessions. Launched a strategic portfolio and project management platform with executive dashboards.

IT Director (Acting) · KAPSARCAug 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos
IT Applications Manager · KAPSARCJun 2017 – Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos
Senior Solutions Architect; Manager, Channels Support & APM; Application Performance Manager · National Bank of Abu Dhabi (now First Abu Dhabi Bank)Jan 2011 – Dec 2016 · 6 yrs
Principal Solutions Architect; Senior Services Consultant · Quest Software; CA Technologies / BroadcomJan 2008 – Dec 2011 · 4 yrs
IT Consultant / Application Architect / Technical / Pre-sales Consultant · Honda Motor Europe; Dell Financial Services / CIT Group; Hitachi EuropeJan 1999 – Dec 2008 · 10 yrs

Education· 5

Master of Science in Information Systems · Brunel University London1998 – 1999

Studied 1 September 1998 to 18 November 1999. Awarded MSc Information Systems on 18 November 1999; conferral 7 March 2000.

DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) - Doctoral Scholar (in progress) · SBS Swiss Business School2023 – 2027

Doctoral studies in progress. Expected completion: 2027. This is an expected date, not a completed doctoral award.

Post Graduate Program in Digital Transformation · Purdue University2021 – 2022
MSc Information Systems · Brunel University London1999

Certifications and awards· 6

Certified SAFe 6 Agilist2023
AI Product Manager Nanodegree (Udacity)2020
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy (MIT Sloan)2019
TOGAF Enterprise Architecture2016

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