Sol Rashidi
Sol Rashidi is the Head of Technology for Startups North America at Amazon Web Services, where she supports nearly 123,000 startups across the United States and Canada. Rashidi is an award-winning AI visionary, esteemed business executive, and influencer in the artificial intelligence and data space. She has worked across several verticals and sectors, and was a key player in launching IBM's Gen-1 Watson, a groundbreaking application of Artificial Intelligence on a global scale. Prior to joining AWS, she served as Chief Analytics Officer at The Estée Lauder Companies, one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers. She also served as the Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Merck, EVP and CDO for Sony Music, and Chief Data & Cognitive officer for Royal Caribbean. Rashidi is also a global keynote speaker and bestselling author of "Your AI Survival Guide."
Sol Rashidi Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Head of Technology for Startups, North America
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Senior Vice President and Chief Analytics Officer
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Interim Chief Data and AI Officer, Partner in the Digital & Data Practice
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Partner at Watson Technology and Go-To Market Leader
Academic History
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Executive Program, Disruptive Strategies
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M.B.A., Strategy and Leadership
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B.S., Chemistry
TECH EXPERTISE
Sol is a C-Suite executive at several Fortune 100 companies and was the first Chief AI Officer appointed back in 2016.
She has been at the forefront of ideation, conceptualization, design, and development of enterprise-scale Data and AI applications.
She advises and consults companies, and coaches individuals, teams, executives and practitioners making the pivot.
She has helped numerous companies increase their data and AI literacy and has pioneered some of the early advancements in the space.
EARLY CAREER
Sol has helped launch some of the earliest business applications and earned numerous accolades throughout the years.
She has been helping enterprises, private equity firms, and startups develop a strategy and succeed with deployments since 2011.
Sol held former roles like CAO, CDO, CDAO, and CDAIO for giants like Estee Lauder, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Sony Music, and Royal Caribbean.
RECOGNITIONS
2023 Top 10 Global Women in AI & Data
2023 Top AI 100 Award
2022 Forbes AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century
2022 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech
2022 Top 20 CDOs Globally
2022 Chief Analytics Officer of the Year
2022 Top 100 Women in Business
2021-2023 Global 100 Power List
2021-2023 Isomer Innovators of the Year
2020-2023 Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics
MEDIA & SPEAKING
Sol is a keynote speaker at several technology conferences on various topics such as machine learning, data and analytics, and emerging operating models in the data and analytics space.
She has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, Harvard Business Review, MIT Technology Review, Silicon Valley Times, and Real Vision, among others.