We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters.
Artificial intelligence is transforming every facet of modern life, from the way we work to how we communicate.
ADWEEK’s inaugural AI Trailblazers Power 100, curated in partnership with AI Trailblazers, highlights the people at the forefront of this technological leap.
From the scientists creating the hardware on which AI runs to the digital advertising pioneers streamlining the ideation process, these are the people building the infrastructure of the future.
“We created AI Trailblazers a year ago as a platform where decision-makers across marketing and technology could come together to shape the future of artificial intelligence,” said Greg Kahn, Shiv Singh and Amit Shah, co-founders of AI Trailblazers.
“This list highlights everyone from executives launching breakthrough campaigns to educators and researchers building the science behind them, to creators using AI to redefine content and engagement,” they added. “In a moment defined by rapid change, the Power 100 recognizes those who aren’t just adapting to AI’s rise—they’re actively shaping its future.”
Find all of ADWEEK’s coverage of AI news, companies, and key figures here.
Larry Adams
CEO & Founder, XStereotype
Jonathan Adashek
SVP, Marketing and Communications, IBM
Don Allen Stevenson III
AI Creator & Former DreamWorks Trainer, Independent
Anima Anandkumar
Professor, Caltech
Liz Bacelar
Recognized for her work as Executive Director, Global Tech Innovation, The Estée Lauder Companies
Chris Bagnall
CEO & Founder, Transmission
Regina Barizlay
Professor, MIT & Researcher, CSAIL
Crissy Behrens
Principal, Insight Partners
Krishna Bhagavathula
EVP & Chief Technology Officer, National Basketball Association
Kamal Bhandal
SVP, Global Invisalign Brand, Consumer and Americas Marketing, Align Technology
Sarah Bird
Chief Product Officer, Responsible AI, Microsoft
Pete Blackshaw
Founder & CEO, BrandRank.ai
Adam Buhler
EVP, Creative Technology, Digitas
Selena Cameron
Global CEO, Group SJR
Sandy Carter
COO & Head of Go To Market, Unstoppable
Filippo Catalano
EVP, Chief Information & Digital Officer, Mondelēz International
Jessica Chan
Head of Publisher Partnerships, Perplexity
Charlamagne Tha God
Media Personality & CEO, CThaGodWorld Productions, The Black Effect Podcast Network, Black Privilege Publishing
Jill Cress
Chief Marketing & Experience Officer, H&R Block
Ivan Dashkov
Director of Emerging Marketing Tech, Puma
Emanuela Delgado
Global VP, Growth & Innovation, Parts Town Unlimited
Luca Dell’Orletta
Global Head of IT Innovation and Business Architecture, Nestlé
Asmita Dubey
Chief Digital & Marketing Officer, L’Oréal Groupe
Dave Edelman
Executive Advisor, Author, Board Director, Professor, Edelman Advisory Services
Adam Evans
EVP & GM, Salesforce AI Platform, Salesforce
Kieran Flanagan
SVP, Marketing, HubSpot
Michelle Froah
Global Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, SVP of Corporate Solutions, ETS
Patrick Garcia
Chief Digital Officer, SRS Distribution
Dan Gardner
Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Code and Theory
Bill Gross
CEO, ProRata.ai
Demi Guo
Co-Founder & CEO, Pika Labs
May Habib
CEO & Co-founder, Writer
Jon Halvorson
SVP, Consumer Experience & Digital Commerce, Mondelēz International
Mark Howard
COO, Time
Daniel Hulme
Chief AI Officer, WPP
Chris Jacquemin
Head of Digital Strategy, WME
Arpit Jain
Global President, Marcel, Publicis Groupe
Jean-Paul Jansen
CMO Mars Pet Care North America, Mars
David Jones
Founder & CEO, Brandtech Group
Laura Jones
Chief Marketing Officer, Instacart
Colin Kaepernick
Super Bowl Quarterback, Philanthropist, Tech Founder, Lumi
Ashok Kalidas
Chief AI Scientist, Kantar
Rana el Kaliouby
Co-founder, Blue Tulip Ventures; Host, Pioneers of AI
Sophie Kelly
SVP, Global Tequila and Mezcal Categories, Diageo
Remi Kent
Chief Marketing Officer, Progressive Insurance
Emily Ketchen
SVP & CMO, Intelligent Devices Group and International Markets, Lenovo
Zach Kitschke
Global CMO, Canva
Abbey Klaassen
Global Brand President, Dentsu Creative
Mike Krieger
Chief Product Officer, Anthropic
Michael Lacorazza
Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Bank
Shira Lazar
Founder & Chief Creator, What’s Trending | Host, The AI Download
Valérie Leblond
CEO & Founder, BLNG
Jim Lecinski
Professor of Marketing, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
Melody Lee
Chief Marketing Officer, Mercedes-Benz USA
Francine Li
Chief Marketing Officer, Ipsy
Mounia Llamas
Director of Research and Head of Tech Research in Personalization, Spotify
Bob Lord
President, Horizon Media Holdings
Matthieu Lorrain
Creative Lead, AI & Creativity, Google DeepMind
Stanley Lumax
Executive Brand Marketing Director, Chase
Chris Mattmann
Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer, UCLA
Don McGuire
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Qualcomm Incorporated
Mihael Mikek
Founder & CEO, Celtra
Allie K. Miller
CEO, Open Machine
Margaret Mitchell
Chief Ethics Scientist, Hugging Face
Jim Mollica
President, Luxury Consumer Audio & Chief Marketing Officer, Bose Corporation
Christopher Neff
Global Head of Emerging Technology, Anomaly
Roberto Nickson
AI Content Creator & Entrepreneur, Independent
Drew Panayiotou
Chief Marketing Officer, Keurig Dr Pepper
PJ Pereira
Founder, Silverside AI
Carolyn Pollock
Chief Marketing Officer, Tailored Brands
Rohit Prasad
SVP & Head Scientist, Artificial General Intelligence, Amazon
Yamini Rangan
CEO, HubSpot
Sam Ransbotham
Professor, Boston College
Jonathan Roberts
Chief Innovation Officer, Dotdash Meredith
Cynthia Rudin
Gilbert, Louis, and Edward Lehrman Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Duke University
Dominique Shelton Leipzig
CEO & Founder, Global Data Innovation
Clara Shih
VP, Business AI, Meta
Navrina Singh
Founder & CEO, Credo AI
Neha Singh
Chief Innovation Officer, Infinite Reality
Elise Smith
Co-founder & CEO, Praxis Labs
Zena Srivatsa Arnold
CMO, Sephora
Randi Stipes
Chief Marketing Officer, The Weather Company
George Strakhov
Global Head of Creative Technology, DDB Worldwide
Greg Stuart
CEO, MMA Global
Siddharth Taparia
Global CMO, JLL
Omar Tawakol
CEO, Rembrand
Pratik Thakar
Global VP of Generative AI, The Coca-Cola Company
Dara Treseder
CMO, Autodesk
Shelia Vashee
Chief Marketing Officer, Figma
Mark Wagman
Managing Director, MediaLink | Partner, UTA
Alison Wagonfeld
VP of Marketing, Google Cloud
Jennifer Warren
Global VP of Brand and Creative, Indeed
Kevin Weil
Chief Product Officer, OpenAI
David Wellisch
CEO & Co-founder, Collage Group
Chris Wiggins
Associate Professor, Columbia University Data Science Institute
Jen Wong
COO, Reddit
Grace Yee
Senior Director of Ethical Innovation, Adobe
Timothy Young
CEO, Jasper
Andrea Zaretsky
CMO, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Maria Zhang
CEO & Co-founder, Palona AI
This story appeared in the April 8, 2025 issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.
