Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov

Nitzan Mekel-Bobrov, Ph.D., is the Chief AI Officer at eBay, a position held since 2021. Prior roles include Global VP of AI & Enterprise Data Management at Booking.com from 2019 to 2021, and Managing VP of Machine Learning at Capital One from 2016 to 2019, where a significant transformation of business practices through AI was spearheaded. Previous experiences also encompass leadership positions at Hearst Health as VP of Data Science and Boston Scientific as Global Director of Data Science, contributing to machine learning innovations and regulatory approval processes. Academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in Computational Genomics and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Chicago, along with a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Anthropology from Brandeis University.