Özge Yeloğlu is the Vice President, Advanced Analytics & AI at CIBC, where she leads AI delivery, research, governance and change management. Previously, Ozge led data and artificial intelligence technical teams for Microsoft Canada.
She has a diverse background, ranging from academia to startups and she enjoys bringing these different perspectives to her everyday work life. Outside of the office, Ozge puts her skills and knowledge to use as a mentor for start-up founders through Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) in Toronto. She’s also a founding member of the Sandpiper VC focusing on female led startups across Canada while also increasing the number of female investors in the investment ecosystem. She is also a board member at Digital Research Alliance of Canada, focusing on Sovereign AI Compute efforts.
