10 Expedia AI and data science leaders
VP, Data & AI, Sr. Director, Machine Learning and Director, Machine Learning Science are among the current titles held by these Expedia AI and data science leaders, who also include the company's Chief AI and Data Officer. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at Expedia from people who have held the role.
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Albert N.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Personalization AI - Search, Recommendations, Relevance, Reinforcement Learning · Expedia Group
Albert N. has been Senior Director, Personalization AI - Search, Recommendations, Relevance, Reinforcement Learning at Expedia Group since March 2023, heading Personalization AI within Expedia Group. Albert N. was Head of Marketing & Recommendation Science, Global Growth at eBay from 2018 to 2023.
Francesca Hernandez
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Shopping Machine Learning & Personalization · Expedia Group
Francesca Hernandez has been Director of Engineering - Shopping Machine Learning & Personalization at Expedia Group since May 2025. Francesca Hernandez was Director, Software Development Engineering, Incentives & Personalization Platform at Expedia Group from 2022 to 2025.
Hilary Lurie-Malina
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Machine Learning · Expedia
Hilary Lurie-Malina has been Sr. Director, Machine Learning at Expedia since May 2025, and was Sr. Director, Platform and Service Analytics at Expedia from 2022 to 2025. Hilary Lurie-Malina says their teams at Expedia Group use ML and generative AI, and was Head of Analytics at Amperity from 2018 to 2022.
Khaja S.
LinkedInExperience: Head of Software Engineering , Agentic AI - Book To Trip, Payments & Fraud · Expedia Group
Khaja S. has been Head of Software Engineering , Agentic AI - Book To Trip, Payments & Fraud at Expedia Group since July 2026, a role the listing tags at Director level. Khaja S. was Senior Software Engineering Manager - Applied AI at Toyota from 2023 to 2026.
Mani Najmabadi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Machine Learning Science · Expedia
Mani Najmabadi has been Director, Machine Learning Science at Expedia since March 2022, and was Senior Manager, Machine Learning Science at Expedia from 2021 to 2022. Mani Najmabadi was Sr. Manager, Speech & Data Science at Nuance Communications from 2019 to 2021.
Nathan Lam
LinkedInExperience: Director, Machine Learning Science · Expedia
Nathan Lam has been Director, Machine Learning Science at Expedia since March 2019. Nathan Lam was Sr. Manager, Data Science at Expedia from 2017 to 2019, Analytics Manager, Search there from 2014 to 2017, Sr. SEM Analyst there from 2013 to 2014 and Search Specialist there from 2010 to 2011.
Shiyi Pickrell, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: SVP Data and AI · Expedia
Shiyi Pickrell, Ph.D. has been SVP Data and AI at Expedia since November 2021, and describes building enterprise-scale ML and data platforms. Shiyi Pickrell was Chief Data Scientist at SWARM from 2020 to 2021 and Director Data Science and Analytics at Microsoft from 2018 to 2020.
Vikas Kumar
LinkedInExperience: VP, Building Data, AI/ ML, Gen AI Products & Platforms · Expedia Group
Vikas Kumar has been VP, Building Data, AI/ ML, Gen AI Products & Platforms at Expedia Group since March 2024, a role the listing tags at Executive level. Vikas Kumar was Head of Data, AI/ML, Architecture at CNA Insurance from 2019 to 2024 and has been a Commiter & PMC member at The Apache Software Foundation since 2018.
Xavier Amatriain
LinkedInExperience: Chief AI and Data Officer · Expedia Group
Xavier Amatriain has been Chief AI and Data Officer at Expedia Group since December 2025, leading AI and data initiatives across Expedia, Hotels.com and VRBO. Xavier Amatriain was VP of Product, ACE (AI and Compute Enablement) at Google from 2024 to 2025 and Cofounder/CTO at Curai Health from 2017 to 2022.
Zoe Yang
LinkedInExperience: VP, Data & AI · Expedia Group
Zoe Yang has been VP, Data & AI at Expedia Group since October 2022, and also served as Interim Chief Data & AI Officer at Expedia Group from September 2025 to January 2026. Zoe Yang was Senior Director, Machine Learning Science and Engineering at Expedia Group from 2020 to 2022.
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