Overview
Anahita Tafvizi is an Operating Partner at Lightspeed [1] and a technology executive focused on the intersection of data, applied AI, and business transformation [2]. Tafvizi currently serves as Chief Data & AI Officer at Snowflake [3], where Tafvizi leads the Data, Analytics & AI organization overseeing product management, engineering, data science, and data engineering teams [2]. Previously, Tafvizi held the position of Vice President of Data Science & Business Operations at Instacart from 2021 to 2024 [7], and spent seven years at Google in finance and analytics roles including Director of Finance for Commerce, Retail & Travel [8] and Head of Finance and Analytics for YouTube Ads [9]. Tafvizi also served as Head of Data Science & Analytics at eBay [10]. Tafvizi holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University [11] and a B.S. in Physics from Sharif University of Technology [13].
Profile introduction
Technology executive and enterprise operator driving the intersection of data, applied AI, and business transformation. As Chief Data & AI Officer at Snowflake, I lead the Data, Analytics & AI organization, overseeing a multi-disciplinary team of product management, engineering, data science, and data engineering. Our mandate is threefold: we build the blueprint of the intelligent enterprise internally to shape how Snowflake operates, act as "Customer Zero" to refine our own AI capabilities before they scale, and partner with customers to showcase the art of the possible and co-design enterpr…
Career history
- Chief Data & AI Officer2024 to presentSnowflake
- Operating PartnerJul 2026 to presentLightspeed
- Board Member2024 to presentCandid
- Board Member2024 to 2026Make-A-Wish America
- Vice President, Data Science & Business Operations2021 to 2024Instacart
- Director of Finance, Commerce, Retail & Travel2014 to 2021Google
- Head of Finance and Analytics, YouTube Ads2014 to 2018YouTube
- Head of Data Science & Analytics - Ads2012 to 2014eBay
Education
Ph.D., Physics2005 - 2010Harvard University
- B.S., PhysicsSharif University of Technology
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