Maya Mikhailov is the CEO and cofounder of Savvi AI, a patented platform helping financial institutions deploy compliant, production-ready AI - without specialists or big-tech complexity. Her work focuses on closing the gap between AI ambition and real-world execution in regulated industries. 

Previously, Maya co-founded GPShopper, a SaaS platform acquired by Synchrony (NYSE: SYF). She went on to serve as SVP and General Manager at Synchrony, where she built and led a new AI division inside a Fortune 500 financial institution, giving her rare, first-hand experience scaling AI from the inside. 

Maya is a frequent speaker at global conferences, including CES, Money20/20, and Shop.org, and her insights on AI, fintech, and enterprise transformation have been featured in Bloomberg, The New York Times, Fortune, CNBC, and Business Insider. She also spent five years as an Adjunct Professor at NYU, teaching technology and applied innovation.