AI Cloud Essentials

Trained in high performance computing, Tara Madhyastha is an interdisciplinary scientist with contributions in the fields of computer science, educational technology, and psychology. Before moving to the tech industry in 2019, she led a neuroimaging lab at the University of Washington, developing new methods to study brain changes that occur with aging and neurodegenerative disease.

Nicolas Remerscheid works with leading foundation model providers, advanced enterprise AI adopters across domains, and emerging agent startups. As part of the product team, he contributes his expertise to Weave, the company’s core agent platform—specializing in agent evaluation and integrations with the broader LLMOps ecosystem.

An experienced Machine Learning engineer, Uma Krishnaswamy works closely with customers across a wide range of industries, providing AI architecture expertise and advice that helps them make their agentic applications and ambitious AI initiatives a reality.

Brandon Kates works with enterprise teams to bridge the gap between an impressive LLM demo and an application a company will actually ship, with a focus on evaluation and observability. Previously, he worked at C3 AI delivering AI applications for Fortune 500 enterprises.

A seasoned executive and entrepreneur, Faizan Buzdar leads Roll.ai, which combines AI and smartphones to reinvent video production, empowering enterprises to create high-quality videos faster and at scale. Previously, Faizan served as VP of Product at Box. He has founded two other successful venture-backed startups and holds 22 U.S. patents.

Ben Turtel leads Lightning Rod Labs, which trains domain-expert AI models with the messy operational data companies already have. Previously, he spent 6 years as a senior software engineer at Google, where he founded an AI reading app for children with over 20 million users. In 2024, Harvard University purchased his first startup product.

Pim de Witte leads General Intuition, the frontier lab for acting in space and time. He previously founded Medal, the world’s largest and fastest-growing platform for gaming clips. Before gaming and AI, he worked with Médecins Sans Frontières and ran the largest RuneScape private server at age 14.

A seasoned go-to-market and partnerships leader, Jake Rothman specializes in turning complex platforms into scalable commercial businesses. At Decart, he builds partnerships across gaming, ads, robotics, and virtual commerce—helping identify new ways to use Decart’s cutting-edge world models to create high-value interactive experiences.

An industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Chen Goldberg has spearheaded global engineering organizations at the leading edge of cloud and AI innovation. She directs the teams building CoreWeave’s AI-native cloud, delivering the high-performance infrastructure and services that empower the next generation of AI.

A seasoned marketing leader, Susanne Seitinger develops the core messaging for all layers of CoreWeave’s AI-native cloud platform and executes impactful product launches and other high-priority programs that drive CoreWeave’s business growth. She holds a PhD from the MIT Media Lab, MCP from MIT, and a BA from Princeton.

Camille Fournier is a distinguished technology strategist, author, and engineering leader. She draws from a wealth of experience in high-growth leadership roles, including serving as CTO of Rent the Runway and Managing Director at Two Sigma and JPMC.

Dimitris Tsementzis is an expert in the foundations of mathematics and a former logician who leads hLevel. He leverages his extensive technical background, including his previous role as head of Applied AI at Goldman Sachs, to drive innovation in the financial services.

Dr. Richard Ahlfeld is an expert in physical and scientific AI who joined CoreWeave following its 2025 acquisition of Monolith, the AI platform he founded. He helps the world’s leading automotive, aerospace, and industrial engineering companies accelerate innovation and optimize performance.

Mac Moore brings a deep knowledge of this exciting industry and the technology that fuels it. As CEO of Conductor Technologies (acquired by CoreWeave in 2023), Mac developed Conductor, a platform that enables visual storytellers to render and create at massive scale.

Jane English leads CoreWeave’s global marketing and communications strategy, accelerating the company’s brand, market presence, and business growth.

Corey Sanders leads the development and execution of CoreWeave's strategic initiatives, focusing on scaling innovation and driving sustainable growth in the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

A seasoned technology and business leader with 30+ years of experience in advanced technology, James Higgins specializes in information security and public-private collaboration.

Lavanya Shukla is on a mission to put powerful developer tools in the hands of every machine learning engineer and researcher on the planet.

A long-time member of the CoreWeave team, Jacob Feldman works closely with customers across industries and use cases to design and engineer solutions that achieve incredible feats in the cloud.

Ritu Jyoti is an award-winning AI thought leader and value strategist who has spent more than 25 years at the crossroads of technological innovations and strategic business outcomes. She draws from this deep experience to help organizations integrate disruptive innovation and unlock new efficiency. Ritu gained her deep AI experience during her time as GM/GVP of AI and Data at IDC, where she guided global vendors, end-users, and investors with actionable research. She is also an expert contributor to CIO Online’s popular blog series “Leading the Agentic Age.”