Tech Leaders to Watch
Priya Raman
Chief Executive Officer · Cobalt Labs
Recognition
Leadership honour
Edition
2026
Awarded
28 January 2026
“For leading applied AI with rare candour about where models belong and where they don't.
Priya Raman leads Cobalt Labs with a pragmatic view of AI: models are only as good as the evaluation around them. Under her leadership the company has become known for candour about where AI belongs and where it doesn't.
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