Dr. Jishna Pulluru is the Director of AI & Automation at SIXT, where he focuses on building next-generation, automation-first enterprise systems and operational processes.
A seasoned executive and strategic builder at the intersection of advanced artificial intelligence, operations research, and automation, Jishna previously served as the Head of Operations Research & Innovation at zooplus. Reporting directly to the COO & CEO and working closely with private equity partners (Hellman & Friedman, EQT), he built and scaled core operational functions that delivered multi-million-euro business outcomes leveraging AI, personalization, and supply chain optimization.
With a deep tech foundation rooted in large-scale optimization and predictive machine learning and backed by research experience at the Technical University of Munich, the Max Planck Society, and KU Leuven, Dr. Pulluru specializes in bridging rigorous technical science with commercial execution to drive high-impact automation at enterprise scale.