Beena Ammanath is a global thought leader in AI ethics and an award- winning senior technology executive with extensive experience in AI and digital transformation. Her career has spanned leadership roles in e- commerce, finance, marketing, telecom, retail, software products, service, and industrial domains. She is also the author of the groundbreaking book, Trustworthy AI.
Beena currently leads the Global Deloitte AI Institute and Trustworthy AI/ Ethical Technology at Deloitte. Prior to this, she was the CTO-AI at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Before HPE, she was Vice President of Innovation and Data Science at General Electric. She has also held technical and leadership roles with companies such as Thomson Reuters, British Telecom, Bank of America, E*TRADE, and a number of Silicon Valley startups. Beena has served as Board Advisor to a number of startups including Flerish, Clinivantage, Predii and iguazio. Her corporate leadership has influenced the global strategic direction and implementation of innovative solutions with marquee companies and startups. She empowers companies to envision their futures and ensure their continued relevance in a digital world.