Ernesto Chavarin

Ernesto Chavarin is an Advisory Board Member at Vettd.ai. Prior to joining Vettd.ai, they spent 14 years at Microsoft where they were the Director of Artificial Intelligence - Strategic Sales and Industry Innovation Strategy. In this role, they were responsible for the strategy and driving of Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence go to market and technical strategy to drive Artificial intelligence growth and adoption. The responsibilities expand across driving AI technology engagements with Global organizations, driving the Influencers' program across Manufacturing, Retail, Energy, Financial Services and Healthcare to drive regulatory advocacy, developing partnerships with startups, ISV and SI , partnerships with skills partners, University engagements and driving AI for Good and Sustainability Program.

Before joining Microsoft, Ernesto spent 3 years as the Head of Product and Industrial Engineering at Donaldson. Ernesto also spent 1 year as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at General Electric and 1 year as the Head of Industrial Engineering – Six Sigma Black Belt / Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Navistar Inc.