Daryush Laqab

Daryush Laqab is a seasoned executive in AI and product management, currently serving as Chief AI Officer at Ascendion since June 2024 and an Investor at InvestInData since January 2022. Previously, Daryush held the position of Director of Product Management for AI and Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure at NVIDIA, where leadership encompassed machine learning and AV application development. Prior to that, a significant role was held at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as Managing Director, heading the firm-wide AI/ML ecosystem, OmniAI. Daryush's experience includes positions at Google as Technical and Product Manager, focusing on Cloud AI, Twitter as Staff Technical Program Manager, Microsoft as Senior Lead Program Manager for Azure Machine Learning, and various roles in software development and consulting. Daryush holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and multiple degrees in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.