Leadersby GlyphMoves in December 2025
26 data and AI leadership moves announced this month, 6 of them for AI roles.
Sunny Madra joins 
NVIDIAPresident, from Groq · TechCrunch
Jonathan Ross joins NVIDIAFounder and CEO, from Groq · TechCrunch
Yann LeCun joins AMI LabsExecutive Chairman, from Meta · TechCrunchYann LeCun leaves 
MetaVP and Chief AI Scientist · TechCrunchAlex LeBrun joins AMI LabsCEO, from Nabla · TechCrunchRohit Prasad leaves 
AmazonSenior Vice President and Head Scientist for Artificial General Intelligence · GeekWirePeter DeSantis promoted at AmazonHead of AGI Division · CNBCPeter DeSantis promoted at AmazonLeads the combined AI, silicon and quantum computing organization · GeekWireDouglas Matty leaves 
US Department of DefenseChief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer · DefenseScoopBalaji Narayanamurthy joins 
IndusInd BankChief Data Officer · CDO MagazineLisa Qian joins 
City of SeattleAI Officer · StateScoopBarbara Larson joins 
WorkivaExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Workiva 8-K (SEC), filed 2025-12-10Denise Dresser joins 
OpenAIChief Revenue Officer, from Slack · TechCrunch
Lisa Jackson retires from 
AppleVP, Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives · TechCrunchKate Adams retires from AppleGeneral Counsel · TechCrunchJennifer Newstead joins AppleGeneral Counsel, from Meta · TechCrunchJennifer DiRico joins 
PTCExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · PTC 8-K (SEC), filed 2025-12-04Barbara Larson leaves 
SentinelOneChief Financial Officer · SentinelOne 8-K (SEC), filed 2025-12-04Jason Cooper joins 
ConcentraChief Data, Analytics, and AI Officer · CDO MagazineAlan Dye joins MetaHead of Creative Studio, Reality Labs, from Apple · TechCrunchDavid Conroy joins 
National Association of REALTORSChief Data Officer · CDO MagazineXavier Amatriain joins 
Expedia GroupChief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Data Officer · GeekWire
John Giannandrea leaves AppleAI Chief · TechCrunchJohn Giannandrea retires from AppleSenior Vice President for Machine Learning and AI Strategy · Apple NewsroomDoug Wightman promoted at 
GroqCEO · TechCrunchAmar Subramanya joins AppleVice President of AI, from Microsoft · Apple Newsroom
AmazonSenior Vice President and Head Scientist for Artificial General Intelligence · GeekWirePeter DeSantis promoted at AmazonHead of AGI Division · CNBCPeter DeSantis promoted at AmazonLeads the combined AI, silicon and quantum computing organization · GeekWireDouglas Matty leaves