Lila Ibrahim

Chief Operating Officer of Google DeepMind

Lila Ibrahim, Chief Operating Officer of Google DeepMind, one of the world’s leading AI research companies.

Born to Lebanese parents in the United States, Ibrahim earned her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1993 (she was one of only three women in her class).

Career Highlights:
► Started at Intel Corporation in 1993 as a design engineer and spent 18 years in various leadership roles including as Chief of Staff to Intel CEO Craig Barrett.
► Joined VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as Chief of Staff in 2010.
► Led Coursera as President, Chief Business Officer, and Chief Operating Officer, helping bring education to millions worldwide from 2013 to 2017.
► Joined Google DeepMind as its first Chief Operating Officer in 2018.

At DeepMind, Ibrahim oversees a broad range of functions, including Operations, Governance and Ethics, Policy, Communications, and People & Culture.

She's been recognized as a leader in AI, earning spots on the TIME100 Most Influential People and Business Insider's AI Power List.

Something that really touched me: Ibrahim co-founded the non-profit Team4Tech and set up a computer lab in the Lebanese orphanage that her father grew up in.

“Technology only makes sense if it improves people’s lives,” Ibrahim says.

DeepMind is one of my fave AI companies, and I love that Ibrahim's journey, which started in design engineering, has now led her to become one of the most influential women in tech.