Sameer Chopra

-• (650)- LinkedIn • Saratoga, CA 95070 Sameer Chopra Analytics, Data Science, and AI/ML Leader Accomplished executive with C-level leadership experience in applying Advanced Analytics and AI/ML to drive profitable business growth across various business domains. • Demonstrated track record of effective management and successful leadership in driving tangible business outcomes. • Operate at the intersection of business, product, and AI/ML, excelling at generating commercial success. • Built and scaled high-impact Data Science teams from the ground up. • Driven measurable business growth by developing AI-driven products and providing deep, actionable insights into customer behavior and marketing effectiveness. • Experienced with Generative AI and its integration into corporate product offerings. • Versatile experience across B2B and B2C domains, from startups to large enterprises. • Frequently engaged as a recognized AI expert consultant by leading global Expert Networks. • Serve on Advisory Boards of top universities and Silicon Valley startups • Keynote speaker at leading industry conferences. • Multilingual and business-savvy, with exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Areas of Expertise Data Strategy & Leadership Strategic Vision & Execution Building and Scaling Teams Analytics and AI/ML Digital Transformation Generative AI Product Development and Strategy Data-Driven Marketing Consumer Behavior Analytics & Insights Career Experience Interim CEO, Datawizz.ai (GenAI-driven synthetic data) • • • 2024 Led a pioneering GenAI synthetic data solution for Tabular and Text data. Drove fundraising efforts, shaped product strategy, and initiated customer pilot conversations. Advisor to Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), the pre-seed institutional investor. Monta Vista Capital, Mountain View, CA Venture Partner - Focused on B2B tech seed stage opportunities, with an emphasis on Data and Applied AI/GenAI. • • Identified potential unicorn startups through rigorous due diligence. Led and executed across the entire investment cycle: deal sourcing, due diligence, operational guidance, and fundraising initiatives. Apple, Cupertino, CA Head of Siri Product Data Science & Insights - Led Data Scientists in enhancing Siri's voice assistant capabilities through usage log analysis. • • • Drove substantial feature improvements in Siri, resulting in a better user experience and performance. Elevated critical Siri KPIs, leading to improved user engagement, increased daily requests, diversified Siri interactions, extended session durations, and elevated Net Promoter Scores (NPS). Collaborated with Siri leadership to influence the product roadmap and strategic direction. ID Analytics (a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company), San Diego, CA Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) - Led the Data Science Group and Spearheaded development of ML-based products for Identity Fraud & Credit Risk, driving doubledigit YoY revenue growth Page 1|2 • Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Sales and Marketing to deliver unparalleled industry-leading solutions, validated by client benchmarking results. GODADDY Inc., Sunnyvale, CA Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) 2016 – 2017 Established an Advanced Analytics discipline, enabling predictive modeling and machine learning adoption, fostering a Test & Learn culture. • • Elevated the firm’s Analytics capabilities as part of the executive team. Drove actionable customer insights, growing customer value through Advanced Analytics, Business Analytics, and Experimentation. Orbitz Worldwide (acquired by EXPEDIA), Chicago, IL Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) 2010 –2015 Engineered and scaled the Data Science team, positioning it as a pivotal strategic asset. Instrumental in a business turnaround through a ‘Competing on Analytics’ strategy, culminating in a successful acquisition by Expedia. • • Directed global Advanced Analytics efforts, reporting to the CEO. Led global Advanced Analytics initiatives across Machine Learning (ML), Marketing Analytics, Product Analytics, Customer Analytics, and Call Center Analytics, driving multi-million-dollar profitable growth. INTUIT, Mountain View, CA Director, Marketing Analytics • • • 2009 –2010 Led the firm’s centralized Analytics group that drove Marketing decisions. Built out the group mainly from scratch, providing actionable insights to the business. Drove a culture of Test & Learn and introduced a hypothesis-drive mindset: $18 million incremental revenue. EBAY, San Jose, CA Director, Analytics 2002 –2009 Led Analytics groups in Fraud Detection, Internet Marketing, and Onsite Experimentation • • • • Led a group Designing and Analyzing the most critical product-change tests. Instilled a Test & Learn culture, program recognized as “best in class” by Harvard Business Review (HBR Feb ’09). Drove record ROI in Search Marketing by leading SEM Analytics. Promoted for impact on Search Marketing efficiency. Led the foundational SEM analytics underpinning the successful buildout of Triton, eBay’s automated keyword bidding optimization engine. Designed and developed robust predictive models to proactively detect online auction fraud, resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings. Education MS in Operations Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), GPA: 4.9/5.0 • Thesis in CPG Marketing (advisor: Dr. John Little, Sloan School of Management) BS in Mathematics; minor in Computer Science Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, | GPA: 3.98/ 4.0 (Valedictorian) Affiliations Advisory Board Member, Northwestern University, 2015 – Present Advisory Board, multiple tech startups Page 2|2