Lila Ibrahim

CEO

United Kingdom33 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Pioneered responsible innovation in AI development.
  • Recognized by TIME as one of AI's 100 Most Influential People.
  • Extensive experience in emerging markets across multiple continents.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI and technology innovation with a focus on responsible development.

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About

Lila is an engineer, venture capitalist, tech executive, board member, and mom to twin daughters. Her 30+ year career in technology is defined by mission meeting the moment. Currently, she serves as Google DeepMind’s first-ever Chief AI Readiness Officer. Her remit includes helping prepare the world for more powerful & capable AI; leading the Frontier AI Global Affairs team, Strategic Initiatives & Public Engagement Lab, GDM’s Impact Accelerator, and the Responsibility team. For eight years, as Google DeepMind’s founding COO, she built the operational foundation that helped scale the organization to where it is today. Her teams also pioneered efforts to embed responsible innovation early into the development of AI tools. This commitment led TIME Magazine to recognize Lila among its inaugural list of AI’s 100 Most Influential People. Previously, Lila held senior positions at Coursera, Kleiner Perkins, and Intel. In those roles, she gained extensive professional experience in emerging markets, including the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, where she lived and worked for seven years. Lila also co-founded and is Chair Emeritus at Team4Tech, an education non-profit that builds computing infrastructure and capacity to teach technology to under-resourced communities globally. Lila grew up in the Midwest and brings common-sense values to her work advancing cutting-edge technology.

Experience

33 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
7 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Google deepmind

2 roles

Chief AI Readiness Officer

Promoted

Jan 2026Present · 4 mos

Chief Operating Officer

Apr 2018Jan 2026 · 7 yrs 9 mos

Gannett

Board of Directors

Jan 2015Jan 2019 · 4 yrs

  • Audit and Executive Compensation Committees; Chair, Digital Transformation Committee

Coursera

Chief Operating Officer, President

Jan 2013Jan 2017 · 4 yrs · Mountain View, CA

Kleiner perkins caufield & byers

Senior Operating Partner

Jan 2010Jan 2014 · 4 yrs · Menlo Park, CA

Intel

6 roles

General Manager, Emerging Markets Platform Group

Promoted

Jan 2007Jan 2010 · 3 yrs

Chief of Staff to Chair & CEO Craig Barrett

Promoted

Jan 2004Jan 2007 · 3 yrs

Director, Intel Developer Forum

Promoted

Jan 2001Jan 2004 · 3 yrs

Founder & Head of International Programs, Intel Developer Forum

Promoted

Jan 1998Jan 2001 · 3 yrs

Technology Development Manager

Jan 1996Jan 1998 · 2 yrs

Technical Applications & Development Manager

Jan 1993Jan 1996 · 3 yrs

Education

Purdue University

BS — Electrical Engineering

Harvard Kennedy School

Global Leadership & Public Policy for the 21st Century

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