Athiq Ahmed is a Senior AI/ML leader at Optum (UnitedHealth Group) with 17+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data, machine learning, and AI solutions across healthcare, retail, and financial services.

His work focuses on generative AI, agentic systems, intelligent document processing, machine learning, and production-grade AI architectures, with an emphasis on solving complex real-world problems reliably at enterprise scale.

Previously, as a Senior Manager at Tredence, he led a team of 50+ data scientists, delivering end-to-end AI/ML solutions for complex business challenges including demand forecasting, promotion optimization, and customer lifetime value modeling. At Infosys Consulting AI Labs, he played a key role in advancing AI adoption through rapid prototyping, solution design, and innovation-driven initiatives across global markets.

His core expertise includes:

AI/ML strategy and large-scale system design
Productionizing machine learning models
Multi-agent systems and intelligent automation
Cloud-native AI architectures on Azure
Building high-performing, innovation-driven teams

At Microsoft’s Agents League, Athiq is presenting a multi-agent reasoning system built using the Microsoft Agent Framework, demonstrating how orchestrated AI agents can deliver personalized, adaptive learning experiences at scale.