SheShapesAI Awards Judging Committee

Xiao Chen is a multidisciplinary product designer with a background in architecture and a passion for crafting user-centered digital experiences. With experience spanning enterprise tools, AI-powered platforms, and consumer products, Shawn has led design across every stage of the product lifecycle, from research and strategy to UI, prototyping, and iteration.

Ashritha Reddy Epur is a Strategic Analytics Leader at The Home Depot with a decade of expertise across Retail Media, Marketing, and Customer Experience. She specializes in building high-performing teams, scaling AI and data products, and translating complex data into executive strategy for enterprise-level digital transformations.

Dr. Andaleeb Jhatial is an economist, researcher and educator specializing in sustainability, smart technologies, energy efficiency and environmental economics. She teaches Economics at the International Islamic University Islamabad and conducts research on digital transformation, green productivity, climate change and sustainable development, with a focus on translating economic evidence.

Bhargavi Kalicheti is a technology leader with 15+ years of experience in AI, ML, and healthcare systems. She builds scalable conversational AI, multi‑agent platforms, and cloud‑native solutions at Optum, driving automation, efficiency, and digital transformation. She holds advanced AI training and multiple industry certifications.

With over 15 years of expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, Vaishali currently serves as a Software Engineering Manager at Google, leading the CloudSQL Data Protection team. Her distinguished career includes leading engineering efforts for AWS Redshift a petabyte-scale cloud data warehouse and building highly scalable SQL databases and billing systems at Microsoft Azure.

Senior Engineering Manager/Architect with extensive experience leading enterprise technology strategy, architecture, and delivery across complex, global organizations. Proven ability to define and govern scalable, secure, and resilient platforms while aligning engineering execution with business objectives. Deep domain expertise includes CRM platforms, pricing and monetization systems, and Mobile apps.

Megha leads global, cross-functional teams spanning inventory management, merchandising systems, replenishment, and platform engineering. She has spearheaded complex modernization initiatives, including large-scale cloud migrations, microservices transformation, and AI-driven decision platforms that improve operational efficiency and business agility.

Sushma is a seasoned Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) with over five years of experience empowering partners and customers to build secure, scalable, and innovative cloud solutions. Specializing in DevOps practices and infrastructure automation, she helps organizations streamline operations and accelerate their cloud transformation.

Pallavi Thakur is a Product Manager at Target with 9 years of experience building machine learning, deep learning, and LLM-powered products. She has worked across the US, India, and Australia. A Carnegie Mellon alumnus, she has led enterprise AI initiatives at scale and serves as a peer reviewer at Rice University's Ken Kennedy Institute.

A strategic product leader with a proven track record of scaling high-impact B2C and B2B2C products and driving measurable growth through a user-centric, data-driven approach. Currently Head of Product at Visko Platform and a Manus AI Fellow; previously Co-Founder of Lovart AI ($130M Series B) and Head of Growth at Wanderboat AI ($18M Series A).

Qiqi Zhao is a product and UX designer focused on bringing clarity, care, and human perspective to complex digital systems. Her work spans AI, IoT products, and urban mobility platforms serving millions of people. Recognized by international design awards, and holding invention and utility patents, Qiqi design technology that feels thoughtful, respectful, and grounded in everyday life.