Meenal Iyer

CEO

Union City, California, United States26 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 25+ years of experience in data leadership roles.
  • Expert in embedding AI into core business workflows.
  • Advises venture firms on Data and AI investments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with a strong focus on AI and data governance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai StrategyData MonetizationData GovernanceThought LeadershipBoard Advisory ServicesData Engineering

Other Skills

Data and AI Thought LeaderExperienced SpeakerBusiness IntelligenceData WarehousingDimensional ModelingCustomer IntelligenceData ModelingData IntegrationTechnical LeadershipETLSegmentationAnalyticsInformaticaMicrostrategySDLC

About

I build intelligent enterprises. For 25+ years across SaaS, fintech, retail, and travel, I have led data organizations that convert business complexity into measurable growth, operational efficiency, and durable competitive advantage. As SVP of Data at SurveyMonkey, I own enterprise Data, Analytics, AI/ML. My mandate is clear: Move AI from experimentation to dependable infrastructure. I focus on three outcomes: • Embedding AI into core business workflows, not isolated pilots • Codifying business logic as governed infrastructure so AI operates on trusted definitions • Aligning product-led growth, marketing intelligence, and operational analytics into a unified decision system AI moves fast. In enterprises, speed without semantic precision creates risk. My work centers on building AI systems that are accurate, governed, and production-ready at scale. Beyond operating roles, I advise venture firms including Theory Ventures and Team8 on Data and AI investments. I serve on advisory boards for AI-native startups, guiding product strategy, data architecture, and AI readiness from zero to scale. I regularly engage with executive and board audiences on: • Enterprise AI strategy and risk • Governance as a growth enabler • Data monetization and intelligent automation • Building high-performing data organizations I write at The Data Wall (https://thedatawall.medium.com/) and The Intelligence Stack (https://substack.com/@thedatawall) , where I share practical operating lessons on responsibly scaling AI within complex organizations If you are scaling AI inside an enterprise or investing in companies that are, I welcome conversations grounded in real-world execution.

Experience

26 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Surveymonkey

2 roles

SVP,Data

Promoted

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos · San Mateo, California, United States

AI StrategyData and AI Thought LeaderData Monetization

VP, Data

Jul 2022Feb 2026 · 3 yrs 7 mos · San Mateo, California, United States

Data and AI Thought LeaderAI StrategyData MonetizationData EngineeringExperienced SpeakerData Governance+1

Theory ventures

Theorist

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos

Data and AI Thought LeaderThought Leadership

Modal

Advisory Board Member

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Board Advisory ServicesData and AI Thought Leader

Gotara - women in stem+

Gotara Senior STEM+ Advisor

Feb 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · United States

California state university - east bay

Program Advisor - Customer Experience

Jan 2022Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Tailored brands, inc.

Sr. Director, Data Science and Experimentation

Jan 2020Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Fremont, California

Data and AI Thought LeaderData MonetizationExperienced SpeakerData Governance

Macy's

Director, Enterprise Analytics and Reporting Platforms

Oct 2017Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco, California

Data and AI Thought LeaderData MonetizationExperienced SpeakerData Governance

Blackhawk network

Sr. Director of Big Data and Analytics

Jan 2012Sep 2017 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Data MonetizationData EngineeringExperienced SpeakerData Governance

Hotwire

5 roles

Sr. BI Manager

Jun 2011Jan 2012 · 7 mos

Data and AI Thought LeaderData MonetizationExperienced Speaker

BI Manager

Aug 2009Jun 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

Principal BI Engineer

Mar 2008Aug 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

Lead Data Analytics Engineer

Apr 2006Mar 2008 · 1 yr 11 mos

Sr. Data Analytics Engineer

Apr 2003Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Cisco

Sr. Datawarehouse Enginer

Oct 2001Apr 2003 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Was part of the team responsible to build and support the Global Contacts Repository (GCR) which maintained the enterprise-wide contact information for Cisco. Data was bought in from various sources both flat file and databases and were merged and de-duped using Trillium and FirstLogic.

Innoventry inc

Sr. Datawarehouse ETL Engineer

Jan 2001Sep 2001 · 8 mos

  • Responsible for the successful implementation of ETL for Central Data Warehouse (with over five subject areas) with data from automated kiosks with a host of Financial Services such as ATM, Check Cashing, Money Order, Wire Transfer & Cash Acceptor products. The project delivered these multiple functional areas including the financial data , Customers, Vendors, & Banks into a central Data Warehouse for calculating revenues and Channel partner sharing, Fraud analysis, Daily transaction volume reporting and projections, Customer profiles based on regions and income group and machine usability based on markets etc.

Hewlett-packard

SQL/ETL Developer

Jun 1999Dec 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos

Education

Institute For Technology and Management

PGDBA

Jan 1995Jan 1997

University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering — Electronics and Communication

Jan 1991Jan 1995

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