EXL expands Chennai operations to scale AI talent and data-led innovation globally Expansion underscores EXL’s investment in talent, innovation, and future-ready capabilities in India
Chennai, June, 2026 – EXL [NASDAQ: EXLS], a global data and AI company, announced the expansion of its Chennai office, adding capacity for 265 employees, bringing the facility's total capacity to approximately 550 employees and further strengthening EXL's presence in one of India's leading technology and talent hubs.
The Chennai center supports EXL's growing healthcare and payment integrity businesses, bringing together professionals with expertise across AI, advanced analytics, data science and healthcare. As demand for AI-powered solutions continues to grow, the center will play an increasingly important role in developing and delivering solutions that help healthcare organizations improve payment accuracy, identify fraud, wastage and abuse and drive better operational outcomes. The expansion strengthens EXL's ability to combine deep domain expertise with advanced data and AI capabilities to address some of the industry's most complex challenges.
“Chennai has emerged as an important destination for technology, analytics, and business services talent, making it a natural choice for our continued expansion,” said Vikas Bhalla, President and head of AI Services and Operations, EXL. “The center strengthens our ability to build differentiated capabilities across AI, analytics, and operations while helping clients navigate an increasingly data-driven future. We are excited to continue investing in talent, innovation, and technologies that drive meaningful business outcomes at scale.”
The expansion is expected to create opportunities across AI engineering, product development, data analytics and healthcare domain consulting, further contributing to Chennai's growing technology ecosystem while reinforcing EXL's commitment to building future-ready capabilities that support clients across global markets.
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About EXL
EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global data and AI company that offers services and solutions to reinvent client business models, drive better outcomes and unlock growth with speed. EXL harnesses the power of data, AI, and deep industry knowledge to transform businesses, including the world's leading corporations in industries including insurance, healthcare, banking and capital markets, retail, communications and media, and energy and infrastructure, among others. EXL was founded in 1999 with the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. We are headquartered in New York and have approximately 67,000 employees spanning six continents. For more information, visit www.exlservice.com.
