Gaurav Kikani is president of commercial operations at Built Robotics, which builds autonomous, AI-powered robots for construction, including automated pile driving for solar projects. He first joined Built Robotics in 2018, rising from head of business to vice president of strategy, operations, and finance over five years. He then spent two and a half years at Shiftsmart in go-to-market and business development roles before returning to Built Robotics in early 2026 in his current role. Earlier he worked at Bain and Company and Goldman Sachs. He holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University.