Lidia Mangu is an accomplished professional in the field of computer science with extensive experience in machine learning and speech research. Currently serving as the Head of Machine Learning Center of Excellence at JPMorgan Chase & Co. since April 2018, Lidia previously held the position of Executive Director and Global Head of Voice Analytics at the same company from May 2017 to April 2018. Prior to that, Lidia managed the Speech Research division at IBM Research from December 1999 to May 2017. Lidia obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Bucharest.