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Dr. Vishal Misra is the RKS Family Professor of Computer Science and Vice Dean of Computing and Artificial Intelligence at Columbia University. He has served as a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Columbia since 2016 and as Vice Dean since January 2024, having earlier served as Associate Professor (2005-2016) and Assistant Professor (2001-2005).

Dr. Misra founded Ask Here First, Inc., an AI-based natural language query solution, in January 2021. He served as Chief Technology Officer of Infinio Systems Inc., a storage-performance software company, from 2012 to 2014 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to 2012. He holds a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Roles

Procore Technologies, Inc.
Director (Audit Committee) · Current role
2026–present
Infinio Systems Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, then Chief Technology Officer · CEO 2011-2012; CTO 2012-2014; storage-performance software development company
2011-2014
Columbia University
Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Computer Science
2001-2016

External Roles

Columbia University
RKS Family Professor of Computer Science; Vice Dean of Computing and AI
2016-present
Ask Here First, Inc.
Founder
2021-present

Also at Procore Technologies, Inc.

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