Ziad is Spotify’s VP of Personalization, leading product, engineering and research to provide the world’s most personalized audio experience. During his time at Spotify he has had a considerable impact on bringing flagship, machine learning powered products to hundreds of millions of users worldwide, including AI DJ, Wrapped, Discover Weekly, Daylist, Blend and many more. Prior to Spotify, Ziad was the Product Lead for Google News, using artificial intelligence to find great reporting done by journalists around the globe.