Emad Hasan

Emad Hasan is a seasoned AI/ML product leader and technologist with over two decades of experience spanning aerospace engineering, data science, and entrepreneurship. He currently serves as a Principal Technical Product Manager at Amazon Ads, where he focuses on leveraging customer data, technical infrastructure, and large language models for ad relevance and personalization, including leading new product campaigns. amazon+2

Hasan has a strong entrepreneurial background, having co-founded and led Retina.AI as CEO, a B2B SaaS platform specializing in predicting customer lifetime value (CLV). Under his leadership, Retina.AI raised $13M in funding, achieved significant revenue growth (3X annually), launched over 40 major product updates, and maintained high customer retention rates, serving prominent clients like Capital One, Nestle, and Unilever. He was also Founder & CEO of Xpertly, an early-stage tech startup using big data analytics to facilitate professional introductions. ehasan+3

His career includes significant contributions at industry giants like Facebook and PayPal. At Facebook, he was Head of Business Marketing Operations & Analytics, where he led all analytics and marketing measurement activities using data science and machine learning, and contributed to substantial revenue growth. At PayPal, as an Analytics Product Manager, he developed key dashboards, automated monitoring systems, and prototyped machine learning solutions for consumer behavior analysis and churn prediction. ehasan+1

Emad is an active investor and advisor in the AI and tech space, serving as a Venture Partner at Dash VC, an early-stage fund for AI, enterprise software, and data infrastructure companies. He is also Vice Chair of the YPO AI/ML Network, where he educates and empowers CEOs on AI adoption, and provides strategic consulting on data and AI strategies through Novex Advisory Services. ehasan+2

Academically, Emad holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. His engineering background includes roles at Boeing and Sikorsky Aircraft, and he holds a patent for flight control systems for rotary wing aircraft. ehasan+3