Pilar Manchón PhD. — CTO
We are building a world where smart, ubiquitous & multimodal AI will improve the lives of billions of people. If you are looking for a meaningful way to change the world, have experience, skills and the grit to make things happen, join me. Working for 25 years in AI has taught me that insatiable curiosity and boundless imagination are crucial to growth. Serving 15 years in executive roles has taught me about humbleness and open-mindedness as key traits in Leadership. Yet, what I cherish most is what entrepreneurship has taught me: meaning and integrity are critical to personal and professional fulfillment. After building high-performance teams, raising millions in venture capital, developing leading-edge AI and driving my startup through a successful exit, I have confirmed that an inspiring mission and a hard-working, determined and diverse team are the key to a successful venture: Think big, strategize, listen without prejudice, and get it done. I am passionate about innovation, strategy, overcoming great business & technological challenges, and inspiring others to grow, lead and prevail. I am a strong advocate of lean and product-oriented development, inter-team coordination and value-driven organizations. My technical expertise ranges range from Generative, Conversational and Responsible AI to Cognitive and Ambient Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, UX, UXR, Robotics and Language Technologies in general. I am particularly interested in Intelligent Conversational Agents, the cognitive impact of Generative AI in individuals, communities and society, trustworthiness, empathy and multidimensional intelligence as critical areas of research. Favorite quotes: "If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough." Ellen Johnson Sirleaf "When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps." Confucius "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." Albert Einstein “Festina lente” Augustus “We rise by lifting others” Anonymous
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI-driven technology solutions with a focus on innovation and strategic development.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 27 yrs
Career Highlights
- 25 years of experience in AI and leadership.
- Successfully raised millions in venture capital.
- Expert in Generative and Conversational AI.
Work Experience
Keralty
Member of the Board of Advisors (8 mos)
Eventbrite
Member Board of Directors (2 yrs 7 mos)
Universal Diagnostics S.A.
Member Board of Directors (2 yrs 10 mos)
Lead Wind Fund
Strategic Advisor (3 yrs 4 mos)
Gobierno de Andalucía
Board Member of the Andalusian AI Strategy Council (2 yrs 6 mos)
The California - Spain Chamber of Commerce
Member Board of Directors (5 yrs 8 mos)
Gobierno de España
Board Member of the National AI Strategy Council (4 yrs)
Universidad Internacional de Andalucía
Strategic Advisor (4 yrs)
Latinas in Tech
Member Of The Board Of Advisors (4 yrs 11 mos)
Continuous Ventures
Associate Partner (6 yrs 5 mos)
Senior Director of Engineering, AI Research Strategy (6 yrs 7 mos)
W Startup C
International Advisory Board Member (6 yrs 9 mos)
Skylake Capital
Strategic Advisor (2 yrs 4 mos)
Smart IoT Labs
Investor-Advisor (1 yr 7 mos)
Singularity University
Guest Lecturer & Artificial Intelligence Faculty (1 yr 11 mos)
Roku Inc.
VP of Engineering, Conversational AI (1 yr 1 mo)
Amazon
Director of Cognitive Interfaces (1 yr 9 mos)
Client Computing Group, Intel Corporation
GM & Sr. Director of Intelligent Digital Assistance & Voice (1 yr 8 mos)
Director of Operations & Technical Business Development (5 mos)
Director of Language Technologies & Innovation (1 yr)
Intelligent Dialogue Systems
CEO, Founder, Chair of the Board (9 yrs 11 mos)
Universidad de Sevilla
Natural Language Processing and Multimodal Dialogue Systems Researcher (11 yrs 3 mos)
Netbytel Inc
Technology Architect and Senior Computational Linguist (1 yr 4 mos)
SRI International
Research Fellow (1 yr)
Stanford University
Research Fellow (1 yr)
Education
Graduate Studies Program at Singularity University
European PhD. at Universidad de Sevilla
Entrepreneurship Development Program at MIT Sloan School of Management
50K at Instituto Internacional San Telmo
Postagraduate at Stanford University
MSc at The University of Edinburgh
ERASMUS at HOGENT
First degree at Universidad de Sevilla
