Akanksha Baid

Akanksha Baid is an experienced engineering leader with a focus on advertising technology and monetization strategies. Currently serving as Engineering Director for Ads Marketplace and Ads Intelligence at Pinterest since June 2021, Akanksha supports key teams responsible for managing crucial advertising components such as budgets, bidding, and ad placement. Prior to Pinterest, Akanksha held multiple engineering leadership roles at Google, including Senior Engineering Manager and Staff Software Engineer, contributing significantly to the Product Listing Ads Auction team. Earlier experience includes a role as Member of Technical Staff at BloomReach and a research assistant position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where Akanksha earned a PhD in Database Systems.