Rishav Kumar
Generative AI & Agentic AI Educator
I teach LLMs, RAG and AI agents to professionals, founders and enterprise teams, as a practitioner, not a full-time trainer.
With 13+ years in data & AI, I'm a Principal Analyst at Walmart Global Tech, Head Instructor at Skillancy, Instructor at NextLeap and Visiting Faculty at Scaler.
Turning AI hype into skills → products → outcomes.
Where learners from my programs work
I help people and companies learn, build and adopt AI.
Three ways to work with me, all rooted in Generative AI, LLMs, RAG and agentic AI.
Learn AI
Live, project-first cohorts and masterclasses for professionals and career switchers through Skillancy, NextLeap and Scaler.
Teaching & platforms → IIAI for Founders
Hands-on workshops that put AI agents to work in your business, automating sales, support, research and operations.
For entrepreneurs → IIIEnterprise AI Training
GenAI strategy for leaders and LLM, RAG & agent bootcamps for teams, from pilot to production.
For large businesses →Generative AI and agents, from first prompt to production.
The AI Strategy Behind Retail Orgs' Personalised Shopping Experience
A 90-minute masterclass for Scaler's Online PGP in Business and AI on how large retailers use data and AI to personalise shopping at scale, covering the business problems, the models and the metrics that show it's working.
Real AI products my learners build.
In my Generative AI program, every learner builds and deploys three end-to-end AI products, the same patterns I teach enterprise teams.
RetailGenie AI
Intelligent Retail Assistant
A conversational product-recommendation assistant that uses LLMs and retrieval-augmented generation to help shoppers find exactly what they need.
See how it's built →02InfoNavigator AI
Smart Search & Navigation System
A semantic search system built on vector databases and embeddings, retrieving information by meaning instead of keywords.
See how it's built →03DocuMind AI
Intelligent Document Understanding Engine
A document parsing and understanding pipeline built with LangChain, with responsible-AI practices built in throughout.
See how it's built →Careers changed, in their own words.
Learners have moved into roles at IBM, Target, Oracle, PayPal, EXL and ZoomInfo, and several NextLeap fellows I mentored were named Top Fellows.
“Their approach went beyond interview preparation — teaching me how to think critically.”
Credits the program's SQL and case-based problem solving, plus help with offer negotiation, for the offer.
Read on skillancy.in ↗Moved into data analytics at EXL “even as someone from a non-technical microbiology background,” supported by patient, structured mentoring and help with interviews.
Read on skillancy.in ↗“One of the most impactful learning experiences of my analytics journey.”
Highlights the hands-on SQL and Python teaching, case studies, guesstimates and the emphasis on thinking independently.
Read on skillancy.in ↗“To our mentor, Rishav Kumar, thank you for your time and insights.”
Completed the fellowship with a graduation project and moved into the next chapter of their career in business analysis.
View on LinkedIn ↗“A huge thank you to Rishav Kumar.”
300+ working professionals each built a working AI agent in a single 60-minute live session.
View on LinkedIn ↗Analysed 5.8M+ flight records to help an airline improve on-time arrivals, and thanked the mentors “for their constant support and guidance.”
View on LinkedIn ↗Frequently asked questions
Who is Rishav Kumar?
Rishav Kumar is a Generative AI and agentic AI educator and a Principal Analyst at Walmart Global Tech in India, with 13+ years of experience in data and AI across Walmart, Deloitte, Fidelity Investments and HCL Technologies. He is Head Instructor at Skillancy, an Instructor and mentor at NextLeap, and Visiting Faculty at Scaler.
What does Rishav Kumar teach?
Rishav Kumar teaches Generative AI, large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI and AI agents, and how to evaluate and deploy AI products, along with the data foundations behind them such as SQL and Python.
Who are Rishav Kumar's AI courses and workshops for?
His programs are for working professionals and career switchers, for entrepreneurs and founders who want AI agents doing real work in their business, and for teams and leadership at large businesses adopting Generative AI.
Does Rishav Kumar offer corporate Generative AI training?
Yes. He designs custom programs for enterprises, including GenAI strategy sessions for leaders, hands-on LLM, RAG and AI agent bootcamps for teams, and guidance on taking AI from pilot to production with guardrails and governance.
Does Rishav Kumar run AI workshops for entrepreneurs and founders?
Yes. He runs practical workshops that help founders and small-business owners use AI agents to automate sales, support, research and operations, get reliable output from LLM tools, and use RAG to query their own documents and data.
What results have Rishav Kumar's learners achieved?
Skillancy learners have moved into roles at IBM, Target, Oracle, PayPal, EXL, ZoomInfo and R Systems, several of the NextLeap fellows he mentored were named Top Fellows, and in one live session 300+ working professionals built their first AI agent in 60 minutes.
How can I book Rishav Kumar for a guest lecture, masterclass or training?
Email rishavkjha@gmail.com. He has delivered masterclasses for Scaler's Online PGP in Business and AI, including “The AI Strategy Behind Retail Orgs' Personalised Shopping Experience”.
Let's bring AI into your team, business or career.
Corporate GenAI training, founder workshops, guest lectures and masterclasses on LLMs, RAG and AI agents.