Kamal Das, Dean of the Wadhwani Center for Government Digital Transformation and a PGPM alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad (2003), has co-authored three books on Artificial Intelligence for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Notably, he was the only contributing author who was not a Chartered Accountant in all three publications.
- Ethics in AI
A practical guide to understanding the ethical challenges posed by AI adoption, including fairness, accountability, transparency, privacy, and responsible governance. The book helps professionals navigate how to deploy AI systems that are effective, trustworthy, and aligned with societal values.
2. AI Prompt Engineering for Chartered Accountancy
A hands-on resource showing how prompt engineering and generative AI can improve productivity across accounting, audit, taxation, compliance, and advisory work. It introduces structured prompting techniques that enable chartered accountants to use AI tools effectively and responsibly.
3. AI and the DPDP Era: A Chartered Accountant’s Guide to Responsible Data Governance
A timely guide that explains the implications of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection framework for finance professionals. It covers governance practices, compliance expectations, client advisory scenarios, and how AI can be used responsibly in a privacy-first environment.
About the Author
The author is a globally recognised leader in AI, ML, and data science with over two decades of experience in education, government capability building, and leading financial institutions, including Moody’s Analytics, S&P/CRISIL, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, and JPMorgan.
A Kaggle Grandmaster, he ranks among the top 100 competitors globally out of more than 200,000 participants on Kaggle, the world’s largest AI and machine learning competitions platform. In 2021, he was recognised as Best Senior Faculty in Data Science by Analytics India Magazine. A passionate educator and mentor, Kamal and his team have trained over 60,000 professionals and government officers in frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Data Analytics, and Blockchain, across Jigsaw Academy (Manipal Education & Medical Group) and Wadhwani Foundation. At Wadhwani Foundation, courses developed by his team have contributed to over 4.3 million course completions by government officers through digital learning platforms.
