People+ai's Tanuj Bhojwani steps down

Tanuj Bhojwani, who was heading people+ai initiative, has stepped down from his position.

EkStep Foundation cofounder and CEO Shankar Maruwada and policy and partnerships chief Deepika Mogilishetty will now take a more active role in the people+ai initiative, two people aware of the development said.

In a statement, Bhojwani said, “My aim was to build an AI ecosystem and I would like to think people+ai was doing a good job of it. I believe the way to do it requires one to get into the details, roll up your sleeves and do what it takes alongside the community. I am proud of what the team and I pulled off, and I think we got the ball rolling on AI initiatives during a time of great ambiguity and FOMO.”

Bhojwani said he is bringing the same ideals and philosophy to a new startup that he is building, but did not share the details.