LinkedIn Appoints Deepak Agarwal As Chief AI Officer

New Delhi: Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday announced that it has appointed Deepak Agarwal as the new chief AI officer (CAIO).

Agarwal comes with 24 years of experience in engineering and AI roles, having previously held leadership positions at Pinterest and Yahoo. It is his second stint leading AI at LinkedIn. In his previous role, he served as the VP of AI for eight years.

“During his time at LinkedIn, Deepak played a key role in developing AI innovations at a massive scale, which has been serving as the foundation for much of the company’s AI efforts today,” said the company.

“I am thrilled to share that I’m joining LinkedIn as the company’s Chief AI Officer,” Agarwal shared in a post on the platform.