Ritendra Datta

Ritendra Datta currently serves as the Senior Director of Engineering and Head of Applied AI at Databricks, where responsibilities include building the Applied AI team and overseeing various AI initiatives to enhance the product's capabilities. Prior to this role, Datta was the Director of Engineering at Facebook, leading a large team focused on Reels and video recommendations. At Google, notable contributions included managing teams dedicated to improving shopping-related searches. Earlier experience includes internships at Xerox PARC and IBM TJ Watson Research Center, where Datta developed innovative algorithms. Additionally, Datta acts as a Career Mentor at MentorCruise and provides advisory services to Trade Capital Corporation, a startup in inventory funding. Datta holds a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from Penn State University and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology.