Garima Walia

Chief Executive Officer

Enterprise AI StrategyDigital TransformationEngineering LeadershipProduct Strategy

About Garima Walia

Garima Walia is the Chief Executive Officer of Halkwinds, an enterprise software engineering company specialising in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, data analytics, and custom application development. With over a decade of experience leading high-impact engineering organisations, Garima combines strategic vision with hands-on technical fluency to guide complex digital transformation programmes for global enterprises.

Under her leadership, Halkwinds has grown into a trusted partner for Fortune 500 companies and fast-scaling product organisations across healthcare, fintech, manufacturing, and e-commerce. Garima is a vocal advocate for responsible AI adoption, engineering excellence, and building diverse, high-performance engineering teams.

She has authored multiple research publications on enterprise AI strategy, authored Halkwinds' proprietary AI Ascent Model, and regularly speaks at global technology conferences on the intersection of engineering leadership and business outcomes. Her work focuses on helping enterprises move from AI experimentation to production-grade deployment with measurable ROI.

Published Work

ResearchEnterprise AI Adoption Trends 2026Nov 2025

Research Contributions

Enterprise AI Adoption Trends 2026 — Lead Author
AI Ascent Model — Framework Author
Healthcare AI Readiness Benchmark — Contributing Author

Areas of Expertise

Enterprise AI StrategyDigital TransformationEngineering LeadershipProduct StrategyOrganisational ScalingAI Governance

Technologies

AI/ML PlatformsCloud ArchitectureData EngineeringLLM IntegrationEnterprise SaaS

Experience

14+years of industry experience

Industries Served

HealthcareFinancial ServicesE-CommerceManufacturingEducation Technology

Hayward, CA, USA

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Enterprise AI24 min

Enterprise AI Adoption Trends 2026

Enterprise AI has crossed the operational threshold. Seventy-two percent of Fortune 500 organizations now run at least one AI system in production — and the average enterprise manages 3.4 concurrent AI initiatives. This report maps the state of enterprise AI across healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, retail, and beyond.

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Healthcare AI22 min

Healthcare AI Trends 2026

Healthcare AI is the fastest-growing sector in enterprise AI investment, projected to grow from $45.2B (2025) to $187.4B by 2030. This report examines clinical AI maturity, administrative automation ROI, and the emerging regulatory frameworks that will define healthcare AI deployment strategy through 2028.

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SaaS Engineering19 min

SaaS Development Benchmarks 2026

What does it actually cost to build and scale a SaaS product in 2026? This report benchmarks engineering team size, deployment frequency, infrastructure spend, and time-to-market across 521 SaaS companies — from $1M ARR seed-stage startups to $100M+ enterprise SaaS leaders.

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AI Agents21 min

AI Agent Adoption Report 2026

AI agents are the most transformative enterprise technology category of the 2025–2026 cycle. This dedicated report examines architecture patterns, deployment economics, governance approaches, and the emerging multi-agent production landscape across 634 organizations — the most comprehensive agent-specific enterprise research available.

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