👏 We are excited to announce the winners of the AI & Data Science Leader of the Year Award 2025.
Recognized contributions: Innovation in AI & Data Science, leading successful projects, mentoring, community engagement, published research or articles, speaking at industry events.
Congratulations, winners! 👏 🎉🤩
1. Enterprise & Executive AI Leadership
🥇 Wendy Gonzalez – CEO, Sama
🥈 Dhivya Nagasubramanian – VP AI Transformation and Automation, Global Operations, U.S. Bank
🥉 Suvidha Shashikumar – Senior Architect, Microsoft
2. Technical AI Innovator of the Year (Models, Infra & Systems)
🥇 Aditi Gautam – Tech Lead, NVIDIA
🥈 Saloni Garg – Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Adobe
3. AI for Business, Finance & the Future of Work
🥇 Dr Hema Durairaj – Senior Data Scientist, Publicis Sapient Pvt. Ltd.
🥈 Lucy Griffin – Senior Director of Analytics, Product, Featurespace (a Visa Solution)
🥉 Katy Jenkins – VP, Product Management, Employ, Inc.
4. AI for Health, Education & Inclusive Society
🥇 Kimone Kerr – Clinical Informaticist Specialist, Rapha Medical
🥈 Dr. Brindha Jeyaraman – Senior Director, Head of Gen AI Governance, UOB
5. Automation, Data Platforms & AI Governance
🥇 Marie Giy – Software Engineer, ParentSquare | CEO, Hackico.AI
🥈 Su Jella (MAICD, MBA) – Executive and Adviser, Nano Insights
🥉 Hind Azegrouz – Manager AI Technical Sales for EMEA, Intel Corporation
✨ Celebrating the 2025 AI and Data Science Leaders
These winners remind us that modern AI leadership is not only about powerful models, it’s about responsible innovation, human centered outcomes, inclusive leadership, and measurable impact for organizations and society.
Congratulations to all our Gold, Silver, and Bronze awardees. Your work is shaping the future of AI and data science worldwide. 💜
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