10 Verizon AI and data science leaders
Michael R., Vice President of Network Enablement (AI & Data) at Verizon, heads this list of Verizon AI and data science leaders, who also include a global head of cloud, AI and data and senior directors and directors of AI products, AI platforms and AI/ML engineering. A reader can learn how AI and data science leaders work at Verizon from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Atul Jain
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Cloud, AI and Data · Verizon
Atul Jain has been Global Head of Cloud, AI and Data at Verizon since June 2025, and also held Sr. Director - Head of AI/ML and Data Platforms Engineering and Ops at Verizon from 2021 to 2025. Atul Jain was Global Director – Cloud, Data & Analytics Platforms at PepsiCo from 2017 to 2021.
Jing W.
LinkedInExperience: Director - AI/ML Engineering · Verizon
Jing W. has been Director - AI/ML Engineering at Verizon since September 2026, shaping and executing enterprise AI strategy across sales, digital, marketing and service AI and personalization. Jing W. was Associate Director - Data Science at Verizon from 2023 to 2026.
Luyang Wang
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, AI Center · Verizon
Luyang Wang has been Senior Director, AI Center at Verizon since December 2023, and was Director - Head of Personalization, AI Center at Verizon from 2022 to 2023. Luyang Wang was Global Director, Machine Learning & Platform Engineering at Restaurant Brands International from 2021 to 2022.
Mason Ng
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director AI & Cloud Engineering · Verizon
Mason Ng has been Senior Director AI & Cloud Engineering at Verizon since January 2024, and says they built and operate an AI platform at 99.9% uptime. Mason Ng was Distinguished Fellow at Verizon from 2021 to 2023 and held Cloud Technology and Product at Verizon Media from 2018 to 2021.
Michael R.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Network Enablement (AI & Data) · Verizon
Michael R. has been Vice President of Network Enablement (AI & Data) at Verizon since January 2022. Michael R. was Executive Director - Artificial Intelligence & Data (CDO Organization) at Verizon from 2020 to 2022 and Director - Data Science & Business Intelligence there from 2014 to 2020.
Mohini Suri
LinkedInExperience: Director - Gen AI and Conversational Technologies · Verizon
Mohini Suri has been Director - Gen AI and Conversational Technologies at Verizon since April 2024, a role the listing tags at Director level, and has also held Associate Director - Gen AI & Conversational Technologies at Verizon since November 2019. Mohini Suri was Senior Software Engineer at Citi from 2008 to 2013.
Nandha Kumar Bojaraj
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - AI Products, Revenue and Product · Verizon
Nandha Kumar Bojaraj has been Senior Director - AI Products, Revenue and Product at Verizon since January 2024. Nandha Kumar Bojaraj was Director - Platforms & Ecosystems at Verizon from 2021 to 2024 and Director - Business Transformation there from 2019 to 2021.
Raynor McFarlane
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Personalization & AI Platforms · Verizon
Raynor McFarlane has been Sr. Director, Personalization & AI Platforms at Verizon since January 2022, leading the personalization platform organization across solution execution, decisioning, AI/ML and value realization, including a Next Best Action engine. Raynor McFarlane was Senior Manager - Cross Channel Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics at Verizon from 2019 to 2022.
Travis McLaren
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director - AI Products · Verizon
Travis McLaren is a former Senior Director - AI Products at Verizon, a title held from March 2019 to August 2026, most recently as head of identity and trust and agentic data products. Travis McLaren was Director – Tech Product Management at Verizon from 2016 to 2019.
Ujjwal K.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Artificial Intelligence · Verizon
Ujjwal K. has been Director of Artificial Intelligence at Verizon since July 2021. Ujjwal K. was Senior Solution Director (Data &Analytics) at HCLTech from 2019 to 2021 and Director of Artificial Intelligence Product Management at Capgemini Invent from 2012 to 2019.
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