Lakshmi Krishnan

Lakshmi Krishnan has a strong background in AI research and engineering, currently serving as Manager of AI Research Engineering at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative from September 2024 to April 2025. Prior experience includes positions such as Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Speak and Senior Engineering Manager at Graphcore, where responsibilities included leadership in AI software applications. Additional roles encompassed Senior Software Engineer at Argo AI and Research Engineer at Ford Motor Company. Lakshmi holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering from SSN College of Engineering.