As Field CTO of AI at DataStax, Alejandro Cantarero partners with clients to develop real-time predictive and generative AI applications. His experience spans leadership roles in data and product development across media, SaaS, and Web3 companies. Previously, he led data science support at Shopify, served as CTO at Nami ML, and held senior technology positions at the Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing Company. Alejandro holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota.