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[[File:Sauvik Banerjjee.jpg|thumb|{{Infobox person
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]]<br>[[University of Sunderland]]<br>[[University of Durham]]
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| title = Global CEO, Rezolve
| spouse = Kasturi Banerjjee
| mother = Sreoshi Banerjjee
| father = Ranabir Banerjjee
| website = {{URL|sauvikbanerjjee.com}}
}}
|230x230px]]'''Sauvik Banerjjee''' is an Indian entrepreneur and former cricketer, currently serving as the Global CEO of products and technology at [[Rezolve Limited]], a UK-based technology company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=August 8, 2022 |title=Sauvik Banerjjee, former Tata Digital CTO, joins UK's Rezolve |work=BusinessStandard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/sauvik-banerjjee-former-tata-digital-cto-joins-uk-s-rezolve-122080801619_1.html}}</ref> He was also a former [[chief technology officer]] at [[Tata Cliq]] and [[List of entities associated with Tata Group|Tata Digital]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Thathoo |first=Chetan |date=2022-07-28 |title=Tata Neu CTO Sauvik Banerjjee Quits, External Hire Likely To Fill The Position: Report |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/tata-neu-cto-sauvik-banerjjee-quits-external-hire-likely-to-fill-the-position-report/ |access-date= |website=Inc42 Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-04 |title=Tata Neu CTO Sauvik Banerjjee quits four months after launch - The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tata-neu-cto-sauvik-banerjjee-quits-four-months-after-launch/articleshow/93191309.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604010055/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tata-neu-cto-sauvik-banerjjee-quits-four-months-after-launch/articleshow/93191309.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |access-date= |website=economictimes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-28 |title=Tata Neu’s CTO Sauvik Banerjjee quits, to take on global role |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/tata-neus-cto-sauvik-banerjjee-quits-to-take-on-global-role-8908871.html |access-date= |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2018 |title=Meet Sauvik Banerjjee, the man who is fueling Tata CLiQ’s innovation engine, CIO News, ET CIO |url=https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/meet-sauvik-banerjjee-the-man-who-is-fueling-tata-cliqs-innovation-engine/64472463 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328211623/https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/meet-sauvik-banerjjee-the-man-who-is-fueling-tata-cliqs-innovation-engine/64472463 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |access-date= |website=economictimes}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Banerjjee was born and raised in [[Jodhpur Park]], in a middle-class family. His father, Ranabir Banerjee, is a professor of applied physics, while his mother, Sreoshi, is an entrepreneur and cricketer. He attended St. Xavier's College, pursuing a degree in Economics and Statistics. However, he left college midway and relocated to the United Kingdom. Banerjjee completed both his undergraduate and master's degrees in Economics and Statistics through the distance education program at the [[University of Calcutta]]. Later, he pursued research in [[Natural language processing|Natural Language Processing]] (NLP) and Physical Robotics at the [[University of Sunderland]] and the [[Durham University|University of Durham]].<ref name=":22">{{Cite news |date=2022-09-01 |title=Ex-cricketer first Bengali CEO of Nasdaq-listed co |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/ex-cricketer-first-bengali-ceo-of-nasdaq-listed-co/articleshow/93916360.cms |access-date= |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Career ==
Banerjjee's began his career working with companies, [[Accenture]] and [[Infosys]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-03 |title=Alibaba unveils open-sourced AI model similar to Meta's Llama 2 |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alibaba-unveils-open-sourced-ai-model-similar-to-metas-llama-2/articleshow/102385150.cms |access-date= |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Tata Neu’s CTO Sauvik Banerjjee Resigns |work=businessworld |url=https://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Tata-Neu-s-CTO-Sauvik-Banerjjee-Resigns-/29-07-2022-439368/}}</ref> He also had a stint at [[Venda Inc]], one of the ventures established by [[Dan Wagner]], the [[Chairperson|Chairman and CEO]] of Rezolve. In 2014, [[Oracle Corporation]] acquired [[Venda Inc]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-08 |title=Corporate Crossings {{!}} Tata Neu's former CTO Sauvik Banerjjee joins UK firm Rezolve as CEO |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/corporate-crossings-tata-neus-former-cto-sauvik-banerjjee-joins-uk-firm-rezolve-as-ceo-8982131.html |access-date= |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref>

In 2016, he joined Tata Cliq, an e-commerce platform, as the [[Chief technology officer]] (CTO) after leaving consultancy firm [[SAP]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2022 |title=Tata Neu CTO Sauvik Banerjjee Resigns, External Hire Likely To Fill The Position |work=startupstorymedia |url=https://startupstorymedia.com/insights-tata-neu-cto-sauvik-banerjjee-resigns-external-hire-likely-to-fill-the-position/}}</ref>

In 2019, Banerjjee was appointed as the CTO at [[List of entities associated with Tata Group|Tata Digital]], a subsidiary of the [[Tata Group]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 6, 2022 |title=Join a firm that doesn't treat you as employee id: Banerjjee of Tata Neu |work=BusinessStandard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/join-a-firm-that-doesn-t-treat-you-as-employee-id-banerjjee-of-tata-neu-122060500620_1.html}}</ref> As the founding CTO, he spearheaded the launch of the [[Super-app|Super app]].<ref name=":12"/>

=== '''Cricketing career''' ===
Banerjjee was a professional cricketer who represented [[Bengal]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]]. During his time as a cricketer, he played for the [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal team]], representing his home state alongside other cricketers such as [[Sourav Ganguly]], [[Arun Lal]], [[Saba Karim|Syed Saba Karim]], and [[Deep Dasgupta]] in the Ranji Trophy. From 1993 to 1995, Banerjjee participated in the [[Wills Trophy]] and represented the Bengal Ranji team and various Kolkata clubs during the seasons of 1996 to 1998. He also played professional club cricket in [[England]] and [[Scotland]] from 1995 to 2003.<ref name=":22"/>

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== External links ==

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