Karolis Urbonas

Karolis Urbonas is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science. Currently serving as Director of Applied Science and Global Head of several divisions at Amazon Web Services since January 2016, Karolis has held senior positions overseeing AI/ML, analytics, and data science initiatives. Prior to Amazon, Karolis was Head of Data Mining & ML at Western Union and co-founded Social Dynamics International, where responsibilities included predictive modeling. Additional experience includes managerial roles in predictive analytics at various banking institutions and a foundational role as a data mining engineer. Karolis holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a focus on AI and Machine Learning from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Vilnius University.