Jelena Pjesivac-Grbovic

Jelena Pjesivac-Grbovic PhD is a highly experienced technology leader currently serving as the Director of Software Engineering for Data Infrastructure at Meta, focusing on training data efficiency and GenAI. Prior to this role, Jelena held significant positions at Verily Life Sciences as Head of Software for Clinical Studies Platforms, and spent nearly 15 years at Google, advancing from Software Engineer to Director of Software Engineering while enhancing distributed computing frameworks. Jelena's academic credentials include a PhD and MS in Computer Science from the University of Tennessee, along with an MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology and a B.S. in Computer Science and Physics from Ramapo College. These experiences demonstrate a robust background in software engineering, systems infrastructure, and clinical data solutions.