Sophia Velastegui

Sophia Velastegui currently serves as a Member of the National AI Advisory Committee at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is a Board Director and Chair of the Technology & Cybersecurity Committee at BlackLine. As the Chief Executive Officer and President of Velastegui Ventures, Sophia provides AI business consulting and public speaking engagements. Previous experience includes roles as Chief Product Officer at Aptiv, Chief AI Officer at Microsoft, and Chief Product Officer at Doppler Labs, along with leadership positions at Google and Apple. Sophia holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Materials from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, complemented by education from Stanford University and Harvard Business School.