Haroun Ahmed

Haroun Ahmed is a technically adept Product Manager with a strong background in AI/ML, having developed and scaled cloud cost forecasting services at AWS with significant accuracy improvements. He leverages his expertise in data science, consulting, and product management from companies like Slack and IBM Watson to drive innovative solutions. joinleland+1

With a Master's in Symbolic Systems (Artificial Intelligence) from Stanford University, Haroun has a deep academic foundation in AI, including research on foundation models. He actively contributes to the AI community as an AI Founder Fellow at Inception Studio and Technical Advisor/Co-Leader for The GenAI Collective, a large community focused on generative AI. joinleland+4

Haroun is passionate about teaching and mentorship, a tradition he has maintained since his undergraduate studies. He was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Stanford, earned a Distinguished Teaching Award, and coaches aspiring tech professionals, sharing his diverse industry and academic experience. joinleland+2

His entrepreneurial spirit is evident through his current role as a founder at a stealth startup and his participation in prestigious founder fellowship programs at On Deck and Inception Studio, focusing on generative AI innovation. joinleland+2