PALO ALTO, CA – 03/02/2026 – (SeaPRwire) – As enterprises intensify efforts to operationalize data and artificial intelligence across the organization, The Modern Data Company has announced a leadership transition designed to support its next phase of expansion. The company has appointed Saurabh Gupta as Chief Executive Officer, while Co-founder Srujan Akula will move into a dedicated role leading product strategy and execution for its flagship platform, DataOS.
The leadership changes reflect the company’s focus on scaling adoption of DataOS, positioned as the first data operating system built to unify enterprise data and transform it into governed, AI-ready data products at scale. By separating executive oversight from product leadership, the company aims to accelerate both commercial growth and platform innovation as customer demand increases.
Gupta previously served as Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer at The Modern Data Company, where he was instrumental in expanding enterprise adoption, shaping go-to-market execution, and aligning operations around large-scale customer deployments. In his new role as CEO, he will concentrate on business scaling, strengthening strategic customer relationships, and guiding the company through its next stage of growth as enterprises operationalize AI-driven data initiatives.
Akula, who co-founded the company alongside Animesh Kumar and previously served as Chief Executive Officer, will now focus exclusively on product leadership. In this role, he will continue to guide the evolution of DataOS, advancing its core vision of treating enterprise data as reusable, governed, and AI-native products that power analytics, applications, and automation across the organization.
DataOS is currently used by Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 organizations across multiple industries and has received industry recognition for its approach to data products and enterprise data management. The platform has been named the top Data Products Platform by CIO Review and has earned acknowledgment from leading analyst firms, including Gartner and Forrester.
Industry observers note that the company’s leadership realignment comes as data platforms increasingly shift from passive analytics infrastructure to active systems that drive real-time decision-making and AI workloads. With DataOS positioned as an activation layer for enterprise data, The Modern Data Company is seeking to deepen adoption while maintaining disciplined execution and product advancement.
Founded to address the growing complexity of enterprise data environments, The Modern Data Company continues to position DataOS as a foundational layer for analytics and AI. The unified platform enables organizations to build and deploy data products, streamline data management, and control data-related costs, allowing teams to focus on generating measurable business value from data at scale.