Kamelia Aryafar

Kamelia Aryafar is a seasoned technology executive currently serving as the Senior Director of Engineering for Cloud Artificial Intelligence at Google, where leadership is provided to teams focused on Google Cloud AI Search and foundational models. Kamelia holds board memberships with The Jed Foundation and SCU Retail Management Institute, contributing to emotional health initiatives for youth and enhancing retail education, respectively. Previous leadership roles include Chief Algorithms and Analytics Officer at Overstock.com, where innovative technologies in search and recommendations were developed, and a Data Science and ML Engineering Staff position at Etsy, addressing multifaceted machine learning challenges. Kamelia's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Drexel University and an Executive Education credential from the University of Utah.