I build AI products from zero to one, and I teach others how to do the same.Over 12+ years, I've taken AI/ML products from proof-of-concept to launch at Amazon, Nike, T-Mobile, and Disney. The work I love most is early-stage: validating ideas, getting executive greenlight, and shipping MVPs that prove value before scaling. At Nike, that approach drove a $100M annual reduction in product returns.I also teach what I build. I co-created and lead the AI Product Management Certificate at the University of Washington, where experienced PMs ship real GenAI products complete with evaluation plans and GTM strategies. Previously, I trained 4 cohorts at Product School.What I bring: the ability to translate messy AI capabilities into clear product value, align technical and business stakeholders, and move fast without breaking trust. I write about AI PM craft at aipmguru.substack.com.I'm currently exploring opportunities to lead 0→1 AI product work at companies solving meaningful problems. I'm especially energized by AI in healthcare and education, though I'm open to any domain where the product can genuinely improve lives. 

Shaili Guru

Driving business value and security at scale across government and enterprise organizations has been at the center of my 20+-year career spanning high-tech, IT managed services, biotechnology, and digital education services. I am passionate about solving problems. My passion lies in solving complex problems - from early days as a software engineer using code and mathematics, to now addressing intractable cybersecurity challenges through strategic leadership, team empowerment, and secure technology transformation.

With deep experience in software development, data, AI/ML, and security engineering, I am adept at shaping enterprise security strategy; designing security architecture and product security solutions; leading cyber threat detection, incident response and security compliance (NIST, SOC, PCI, CIS, FedRAMP); and optimizing security operations using automation and modern, nimble practices.

As a builder of high-performance teams and a leader of people, I believe in:
➺Servant Leadership
➺Vision, Strategy & Goal Alignment
➺Team Collaboration & Communication
➺Freedom with Accountability
➺Training, Development, Coaching & Mentoring
➺Creating an Environment of Curiosity & Continuous Learning
➺Being a Catalyst for Change & Transformation

Qualifications:
➺MBA (NYU, LSE, HEC)
➺MS in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
➺Stanford Advanced Cybersecurity Certificate
➺Cornell University’s Microsoft Core Leadership Certificate
➺CISSP, CCISO, CEH, CHFI, Security+, ITIL & PMP Certifications
➺Multiple Patents & Publications
➺Member: AETHER Static Analysis Working Group, RAI Security Working Group, Digital Safety Board

On the personal side, I take a stand for causes I believe deeply to be right, even if it puts me in minority. I’m at my best when I’m persuading people to see what is right and do what is right - even if they are tempted to do otherwise.

I have been fortunate and lucky to see ups and downs in my life. Other than delivering a baby, I think I have seen it all. In short, my life was rich, colorful, and worth living for. I count myself lucky and privileged to have fulfilled a lot of my dreams growing up, and now is the time to pay it back and pay it forward.

When not fiddling with computers, I am running long distances, lifting weights, bouldering, practicing martial arts; currently Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, reading books, or learning dad jokes to use on my co-workers.

Feel free to reach out if you are going through a rough patch in life and need emotional support, know a student that I can help, or need career advice; we can and we will do it together.

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