Leaders of the Pack
The Gold House A100 list spotlights AAPI trailblazers
Business and Technology Gold House’s A List honors trailblazers across the industry who are at the forefront of what the organization calls the “new gold age.” Gold House will celebrate these honorees and announce several new initiatives at the Gold Gala on May . Shou Chew CEO Tiktok
Chew worked at Facebook when it was a startup, has been with Tiktok since its inception. He was named ByteDance’s CFO in while being tapped Tiktok CEO that same year. The Singaporean now focuses his attention solely on the social media giant.
Carla Hassan Chief marketing officer Sanoke Viswanathan Chief strategy and growth officer Jpmorgan Chase
Hassan steers marketing efforts, encompassing advertising, media, performance marketing, sponsorships and talent, customer insights and analytics for Chase, J.P. Morgan and corporate brands. Viswanathan is a member of the firm’s operating committee, overseeing corporate strategy, corporate business development and a business accelerator, in addition to spearheading the international expansion of consumer banking activities.
Tariq Hassan Chief marketing & customer experience officer Mcdonald’s
He leads all marketing efforts of the fast-food titan, including digital, media, brand content and engagement, consumer insights and menu strategy. Before joining Mcdonald’s in , he was CMO at Petco, where he served as the executive sponsor for its diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging (DEI&B) advisory council and LGBTQ employee resource group, and he was a board member of the Adweek DE&I and Assn. of National Advertisers CMO Growth councils. Since , he has sat on the global board of Education for
Employment, a non-governmental organization that empowers marginalized youth across the Middle East and North Africa.
Shailesh Jejurikar Chief operating officer Procter & Gamble
Jejurikar has been with the consumer goods corporation for over years. Before rising to his current position, Jejurikar was the chief executive officer of P&G’S largest business sector, fabric & home care, which represents onethird of the company’s sales and net earnings. He also serves on the board of directors of Otis Worldwide Corp., Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. and the Christ Hospital.
Thomas Kurian CEO Google Cloud
Kurian has been with the tech giant since . Before joining Google, he spent years at Oracle, where he served as president of product development. His years of business experience have made him an invaluable asset in the areas of leadership, engineering and enterprise relations.
Jason Kwon CSO Openai
Kwon’s company created generative AI chatbot CHATGPT, a technology that is being embraced by many and demonized by just as many. He and Openai are on the cutting-edge of technology. He has previously served as general counsel of Y Combinator Continuity, assistant general counsel of Khosla Ventures and an associate attorney at Goodwin.
Suresh Kumar Chief technology officer and chief development officer Walmart
Kumar sets the company’s technical strategy and leads the team in building tools and systems to transform their business operations. Kumar oversees all business services, data platforms and information security organizations for Walmart. Fei-fei Li Sequoia Capital professor of computer science Stanford University
“The godmother of AI” is co-director of Stanford’s Human-centered AI Institute. She has previously served as vice president at Google and chief scientist of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Google Cloud. Li’s current research interests include cognitively inspired AI, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, robotic learning and the intersection of AI and healthcare.
Don Liu Chief legal and compliance officer Prat Vemana Chief digital and product officer Target
Besides his day job at Target, Liu is a co-founder and board member of the Alliance for Asian American Justice, a nonprofit organization offering pro bono legal services to victims of antiasian hate. Vemana oversees digital business, site merchandising, user experience, digital operations and product. Vemana joined Target in after leaving Kaiser Permanente, where he was senior vice president and chief digital officer.
Shakir Moin President, marketing Coca-cola North America
Moin oversees marketing for the entire Coca-cola portfolio in North America. In , Campaign US selected Moin as one of the top CMOS in the U.S. In the same year, the Asian American Development Center named him as one of the top most outstanding Asians in America. Takeshi Numoto Exec VP and chief marketing officer Microsoft
Numoto oversees market research, advertising, events and communications of all Microsoft’s products and services. Before joining the tech giant in , he worked at Japan’s ministry of international trade and industry.
Matt Ogawa VP, core business human resources Naomi Gleit VP of product Pratiti Raychoudhury Exec VP and chief digital and product officer Meta
As one of the company’s first employees, Gleit has worked on almost every major initiative in Meta’s history, including most recently the COVID Information Center and the Voting Information Center. Ogawa is an execndutive
adviser for Meta’s Asian Pacific Islander resource groups and chapters, has served on the company’s Diversity Advisory Council and leads company efforts alongside other key API leaders and nonprofit organizations to move focus towards cultural advancement, career growth and support. Raychoudhury is responsible for building paid subscription products in support of diversifying Meta’s revenue portfolio. She has also served as one of the executive sponsors for APIS at Meta.
Nilay Patel Editor in chief The Verge
Patel has served as editor-in-chief of the technology news site the Verge since . He was a co-founder of the company and previously served as the first managing editor before becoming editor-in-chief. He also co-hosts the award-winning podcast Vergecast.
Raja Rajamannar CMO Sachin Mehra CFO Mastercard
Mehra is a member of Mastercard’s management committee and since , has been responsible for all corporate finance functions at Mastercard and has been instrumental in shaping the company’s growth and transformation efforts since joining in . Rajamannar has earned the company recognition as the No. audio brand four years in a row through its Sonic Brand.
Crystal Sacca Founding partner Lowercarbon Capital
Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital is an investment fund for early-stage tech startups and solutions to the climate crisis. Lowercarbon has raised billions in venture capital for companies focused on the climate crisis. Beyond the investment fund, Sacca is also an activist and philanthropist.
Clara Shih CEO Salesforce AI
Shih leads efforts to use AI technology safely and effectively. She first started at Salesforce in before leaving and launching her own company, Hearsay Systems, where she is chair.
Sehr Thadhani Chief digital officer Nasdaq
Thadhani works on strategic initiatives, client experience, market expansion and brand strategy. She has previously held executive and advisory positions at powerhouse companies such as Google, the NBA and Viacom.
Alexandr Wang Founder and CEO Scale AI
Since founding Scale AI, a data platform dedicated to the advancement of AI, at , Wang has overseen the company’s growth to a $. billion valuation and has expanded its reach to help hundreds of businesses worldwide.
Jeff Wong Global chief innovation officer Ernst & Young
Wong works with his team at Ernst & Young, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, to help others understand and harness the power of disruptive technologies like AI and cryptocurrency.