Procore Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PCOR) announced the appointment of Vishal Misra to its board of directors. Misra serves as the RKS Family Professor of Computer Science and Vice Dean of Computing and AI at Columbia University.

Misra has been a computer science professor at Columbia University for nearly 25 years. He founded technology companies including Infinio, a storage-performance software company, and AskHereFirst, an AI-based natural language query solution. He co-founded Cricinfo, which was later acquired by ESPN, and served on the board of directors of DB Digital.

Misra earned a B.Tech. from IIT Bombay and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

"Vishal's deep expertise in AI and proven success as a technology founder will be a tremendous asset," said Ajei Gopal, president and CEO of Procore. "His unique perspective will be instrumental as we enter our next chapter of growth and continue to redefine construction management through intelligent innovation."

Procore describes itself as a provider of construction management software. The company states that over three million projects have run on its platform across more than 150 countries.

The information is based on a company press release.