10 DoorDash AI and data science leaders
Mahana Mansfield, VP Data Science, EMEA at DoorDash, opens this list of DoorDash AI and data science leaders, which also includes heads of AI/ML, AI research and data science groups and directors of machine learning, AI and data science. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at DoorDash from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alyssa Wisdom
LinkedInExperience: Head of Core Consumer Data Science · DoorDash
Alyssa Wisdom has been Head of Core Consumer Data Science at DoorDash since January 2022, leading a ~20 person data science and analytics organization that owns the Core Consumer app experience. Alyssa Wisdom worked in Scaled Abuse Analytics & Data Science at Google from 2020 to 2022 and was Capital Data Scientist at Block from 2018 to 2020.
Aryan Shah
LinkedInExperience: Head of AI Research · DoorDash
Aryan Shah has been Head of AI Research at DoorDash since March 2026, a Research role the listing tags at Head level. Aryan Shah was Co-Founder & CEO of Metis (Acquired by DoorDash) from 2025 to 2026 and worked in Product at Mercor from 2024 to 2025.
Gisselle Yang Xie
LinkedInExperience: Head of Dx and Supply, Data Science - Machine Learning · DoorDash
Gisselle Yang Xie has been Head of Dx and Supply, Data Science - Machine Learning at DoorDash since August 2022, based in Seattle, and the role line names supply acquisition among the areas led. Gisselle Yang Xie was Data Science Manager - Algorithms at Lyft from 2019 to 2020 and Research Scientist at Lyft from 2017 to 2019.
Gloria Yang
LinkedInExperience: Director of Data Science, Consumer Growth · DoorDash
Gloria Yang has been Director of Data Science, Consumer Growth at DoorDash since September 2024, a Research role at Director level. Gloria Yang was Senior Data Science Manager, Growth at Instagram from 2021 to 2023 and Director, Product Analytics at Thumbtack in 2021.
Jennifer Yunus
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Science · DoorDash
Jennifer Yunus has been Director, Data Science at DoorDash since March 2025, a role the profile places in Los Angeles. Jennifer Yunus was Senior Manager, Data Science at DoorDash from 2022 to 2025, Lead Data Scientist there in 2022 and Senior Data Scientist at Meta from 2020 to 2022.
Jianzhe Luo
LinkedInExperience: Head of AI/ML, Dasher and Logistics · DoorDash
Jianzhe Luo has been Head of AI/ML, Dasher and Logistics at DoorDash since November 2025, and was Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engeering at DoorDash from 2020 to 2025. Jianzhe Luo was Research Science Manager at Lyft from 2016 to 2020 and Senior Manager, Data Science at Alibaba-Cainiao Network from 2014 to 2016.
Mahana Mansfield
LinkedInExperience: VP Data Science, EMEA · DoorDash
Mahana Mansfield has been VP Data Science, EMEA at DoorDash since June 2026, a title the profile also lists at Wolt and Deliveroo, and leads data science and analytics engineering across EMEA for DoorDash, Deliveroo and Wolt. Mahana Mansfield was VP Science at Deliveroo from 2022 to 2026 and Data Science Director at Deliveroo from 2019 to 2022.
Meg Davy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Merchant Data Science and Analytics · DoorDash
Meg Davy has been Senior Director, Merchant Data Science and Analytics at DoorDash since December 2024, leading a ~45-person data science and analytics organization. Meg Davy was Head of Business Operations and Analytics at Pinterest from 2022 to 2024 and Senior Director, Rideshare Business Strategy and Operations at Lyft from 2019 to 2021.
Sudeep Das
LinkedInExperience: Director, Machine Learning & AI · DoorDash
Sudeep Das has been Director, Machine Learning & AI at DoorDash since October 2026, and has also held Head of AI - New Business Verticals (NVAI) at DoorDash since November 2023. Sudeep Das held Applied ML Engineering Leadership - New Verticals Personalization & Search at DoorDash from 2022 to 2023 and was Staff Machine Learning Scientist /Area Lead - Personalization, Search and Causality at Netflix from 2015 to 2022.
Ying Yang
LinkedInExperience: Head of Merchant AI/ML · DoorDash
Ying Yang has been Head of Merchant AI/ML at DoorDash since December 2020, leading AI and machine learning teams that build agentic systems and a portfolio of AI products for merchants. Ying Yang was Lead Machine Learning Scientist, Intuit AI at Intuit from 2019 to 2020 and Research Scientist at Facebook from 2017 to 2019.
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- 02What has worked for you in organizing machine learning engineers and data scientists around product areas?
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