Fatma Tarlaci

Fatma Tarlaci currently holds the position of Chief AI Officer at Soar.com, demonstrating expertise in technical leadership and artificial intelligence since February 2025. Additionally, Fatma serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, focusing on teaching and interpersonal skills since August 2023. Previous roles include Chief Technology Officer at Rastegar Capital, where responsibilities included overseeing technical leadership and AI initiatives, and Vice President of Engineering at OpenTeams, specializing in engineering leadership and AI. Earlier experiences include positions as Engineering Team Lead and Machine Learning Scientist at OpenTeams and a Data Science Fellow at Quansight. Fatma earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University School of Engineering and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from The University of Texas at Austin.