John Kutay

John Kutay is a Data and AI Engineering Leader currently serving as the Director of Engineering at Rippling, where they focus on growth, data, and AI engineering. They manage a team of engineers at Striim, working on distributed stream processing for operational and AI workloads. With a background in both engineering management and individual contributor roles, John has previously held positions at Generation Ventures and Strikedeck, where they invested in early-stage software companies. They also host the 'What's New in Data' podcast, interviewing leading experts in data science and AI. John’s educational background includes a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco.