Ashok Pancily Poothiyot

Ashok Pancily Poothiyot is a seasoned product management professional with extensive experience in leading AI and machine learning initiatives across major tech companies. Currently serving as the Director of Product Management at Dropbox, Ashok oversees AI strategy and investments, contributing to platforms that support over 700 million users. Previously held leadership roles at Pinterest, Meta, and Instagram, driving personalization and machine learning innovations for hundreds of millions of users. Ashok co-founded an AI startup focused on enhancing communication for the vocally challenged, earning recognition from the former President of India. With a strong academic background that includes an MBA from Yale and graduate coursework in machine learning from Stanford, Ashok is a holder of multiple patents in AI technologies.