Kshitij
Dawar

Kshitij Dawar is a Lead Data Architect and Engineer at Chevron, where he designs enterprise‑scale, AI‑ready data platforms across subsurface and wells domains. His work focuses on cloud‑native lakehouse architectures, real‑time data products, master data standardization, and applied Generative AI for extracting insights from structured and unstructured data. With a Ph.D. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and a strong foundation in machine learning, reinforcement learning, and large‑scale data engineering, Kshitij bridges advanced research with production‑grade AI systems. He is also Vice Chair of the SPE Gulf Coast Section Data Analytics Study Group and an active mentor and speaker on AI, data architecture, and analytics in energy.