Head of data science at Falabella

Abhijith Neerkaje is a seasoned data science leader with over 20 years of experience driving business impact across the retail, semiconductor manufacturing, and energy sectors. He currently heads the Data Science and Analytics function at Falabella India Pvt Ltd, where he leads a team building machine learning–powered products that enhance search, recommendations, and seller experience for Falabella’s e-commerce platform. Previously, at Target, Abhijith played a pivotal role in optimizing pricing, supply chain, and merchandising functions through data-driven decision-making. Known for building and mentoring high-performing teams, his work consistently bridges the gap between advanced analytics and real-world business value. Abhijith holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from PESIT, Bangalore, a postgraduate degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and a MS in Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. While at MIT Abhijith was a recipient of MIT Tata fellowship and winner of MIT clean energy prize (renewable energy track ) in 2013.