Awah Teh

Awah Teh is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in data governance, privacy engineering, and architectural best practices. Currently serving as VP of Data Governance & Privacy Engineering at Capital One, Awah leads strategic initiatives for data assets and cloud infrastructure. Awah holds board positions at MIT CSAIL and Hive Technologies Inc, where contributions have driven technology strategies focused on sustainability. As a co-founder of Rares, a patent-pending sneaker trading platform, Awah transformed a passion project into an innovative business during the COVID pandemic. Previous roles include Global Chief Data Architect at Yahoo, Vice President of Enterprise Data Architecture at Verizon Media, and Global Head of Solutions Architecture at Data Republic, among others, demonstrating a strong commitment to data innovation across multiple industries.