A degree in data science is not important - Debdoot Mukherjee, Head of AI, Meesho

Debdoot Mukherjee is the Chief Data Scientist and Head of AI at Meesho, the Indian origin social commerce platform at the forefront of the boundaryless workplace model that became a norm in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Upon completing his postgraduate degree from IIT-Delhi, Mukherjee began his career in the research division at IBM, where he attained expertise in Information Retrieval and Machine Learning techniques. He then journeyed on to work in impactful roles at companies like Hike, Myntra and ShareChat before leading the AI and data science division at Meesho. In an exclusive interview with Analytics India Magazine, Debdoot Mukherjee opened up about his journey into data science, machine learning and everything AI. AIM: What attracted you to this field?