10 heads of product in artificial intelligence
Head of Product and vice president of product are among the current titles held by these ten heads of product in artificial intelligence, at companies including C3 AI, Lightning AI, Inworld AI and NEAR AI. A reader can learn how heads of product build and run their teams in artificial intelligence companies.
Professionals to explore
Chaitanya Baone
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product · ThinkLabs AI
Chaitanya Baone has been Head of Product at ThinkLabs AI since June 2024, and the listing describes ThinkLabs AI as a company that develops AI digital twins and agents for utilities and grid operators. Chaitanya Baone was Sr. Product Manager - Distributed Intelligence at Itron, Inc. from 2022 to 2024.
David Meleney
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product & Founding Team Member · Inductor
David Meleney has been Head of Product & Founding Team Member at Inductor since June 2024, and the profile headline reads Head of Product at Inductor.ai, building enterprise AI agents. David Meleney was Senior Product Manager, Data & AI Platforms at PromptQL from 2022 to 2024 and Product Manager at SnapLogic from 2020 to 2022.
Jake Whitcomb
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Products · C3 AI
Jake Whitcomb has been Vice President, Products at C3 AI since November 2024, a role the profile places in Redwood City, California. At C3 AI, Jake Whitcomb was also Senior Director, Products, Developer Experience from 2021 to 2024, Director, Products, AI Platform from 2018 to 2021 and Lead Product Manager, Data & AI from 2015 to 2018.
Jeffrey Zhu
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Product · Pinecone
Jeffrey Zhu has been Vice President, Product at Pinecone since December 2024, based in New York, New York, and describes technical product management focused on productizing artificial intelligence and machine learning infrastructure. At Pinecone, Jeffrey Zhu was also Director of Product Management in 2024 and Staff Product Manager from 2022 to 2024.
Neil Bhatt
LinkedInExperience: VP of Product · Lightning AI
Neil Bhatt has been VP of Product at Lightning AI since January 2026, based in New York, New York. At Lightning AI, Neil Bhatt was also Senior Director of Product from 2024 to 2026 and Director of Product from 2022 to 2024, and was Director of Product at Soul Machines from 2020 to 2022.
Nur Hamdan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Product Officer · aixplain
Nur Hamdan has been Chief Product Officer at aixplain since August 2026 and holds a Head of Product row at aixplain dated from May 2021 with no end date, based in San Jose, California. Nur Hamdan describes leading a team of researchers, engineers and designers working on how people interact with AI agents.
Pallavi Lobo
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product · Thalus AI
Pallavi Lobo has been Head of Product at Thalus AI since October 2023, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Pallavi Lobo was Senior Product Manager at Cockroach Labs from 2021 to 2023, Senior Product Manager at FactSet from 2020 to 2021 and Product Manager at FactSet from 2017 to 2020.
Patrick Moloney
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product & Co-Founder · Vertice AI
Patrick Moloney has been Head of Product & Co-Founder at Vertice AI since December 2022, based in Durham, North Carolina, and describes building AI products for the credit union and community financial services sector. Patrick Moloney was Manager, Retail Analytics at Quantworks, Inc. from 2018 to 2022.
Robert Villahermosa
LinkedInExperience: VP, Product · Inworld AI
Robert Villahermosa has been VP, Product at Inworld AI since August 2026, based in Redmond, Washington. At Inworld AI, Robert Villahermosa was also Member of Technical Staff, Product Management in 2026, Senior Director, Technical Product and Program Management from 2025 to 2026 and Director, Technical Program Management from 2024 to 2025.
Sergey Astretsov
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product · NEAR AI
Sergey Astretsov has been Head of Product at NEAR AI since September 2025, based in San Francisco, California. Sergey Astretsov was Head of Product at Coactive AI from 2023 to 2025, Senior Director of Product Management at Alation from 2021 to 2023 and Director of Product Management at Alation from 2019 to 2021.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide what goes on your product roadmap when the underlying models change quickly?
- 02What did you focus on first when you took on your current product leadership role?
- 03How have you organized the product team you lead, and what would you change next time?
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