Asmau A.

Chief AI & Data Officer at Varo, leading AI Product and the intelligence layer of the bank. Varo is one of America’s only nationally chartered digital banks, backed by Warburg Pincus, enabling end-to-end ownership of the data and AI stack to power AI-driven product experiences and decisioning across the business. Leads enterprise-wide AI and data strategy spanning platform infrastructure, applied ML systems, analytics, and GenAI adoption. Embedding responsible AI across customer and operational touchpoints, including Product, Engineering, Risk, and Compliance, to drive growth, efficiency, financial inclusion, and regulatory-grade trust.

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Board Member and Audit Committee Member at Pony.ai (NASDAQ: PONY, HKEX: 2026), a global autonomous driving leader, providing governance oversight through dual-primary listings that raised over $1.4 billion, the largest autonomous driving IPOs in both the US (2024) and globally (2025).

Member of the Audit Committee QuinStreet Inc (NASDAQ: QNST) is a performance marketing company that uses data and technology to connect businesses - primarily in financial and home services - with high-intent online consumers.

Reported directly to the CEO and served as a member of the leadership team at GoogleX. I was responsible for co-running the factory along with five other leaders. Tasked with building the next Google-scale products and businesses, I co-led a team of approximately 600 innovators, data scientists, and engineers focused on developing breakthrough AI technologies. Check out x.company to learn more about our work. Following my departure, I continued to serve as an advisor and played an instrumental role in closing a pivotal deal with Wing/Walmart.

Oversaw a team of Product Management Directors and their specialized teams in AI/ML, Personalization, Privacy, Content Moderation and Safety, and Kids and Family. Drove product innovation across Google Ads, Search, Gemini, Maps, and Shopping while ensuring proactive regulatory compliance. Partnered with senior executives company-wide, including the GMs for Search, Geo, Shopping, and our Chief Privacy Officer, to deliver a cohesive approach to serving user needs. Focused on crafting transformative user experiences underpinned by data-driven insights and a steadfast commitment to user trust in an era defined by personalized AI interfaces.

Architect of solutions and products serving the combined customer base of the largest global banks. Ran CEO-led initiative to advance tech-enabled financial industry collaborations and innovations for the eight Systemically Important Banks, including Bank of America, JPMC, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, BNYM, State Street, and Goldman Sachs. Partnered with leaders across the eight banks to run a portfolio of 14 consumer and enterprise products. Examples: Authentify (privacy platform built in partnership with EWS on the Zelle payment network), FS Arc (Cybersecurity), and several Fraud, KYC, and AML solutions.

Oversaw enterprise digital product and strategy for two essential customer-facing products and experiences, (1) Customer Profile and (2) Money Movement / Payment Solutions. Managed a team of product managers, and analysts to develop, and enhance products, services and experiences designed to build deep human centered and data driven relationships with the banks consumers across all LOBs.

Founded and scaled venture-backed visual search, shopping and advertising technology company embraced by top retailers such as Target Corporation, and the Home Shopping Network, major brands, and millions of customers globally. Secured patents for visual recommendation and advertising technologies.Developed mobile (iOS and Android), web and in-store applications in multiple languages for Plum Perfects D2C business and for the “powered by Plum Perfect” experiences on partner platforms.