Susmita is a Silicon Valley AI leader with 20+ years of experience building cutting-edge products at the intersection of machine learning and business impact. She is the Co-Founder and Head of AI at Anoki, where she’s shaping the future of advertising on Connected TVs (CTV) with ContextIQ - CTV’s first end-to-end AI-native platform for scene-level contextual video intelligence, built with brand safety and suitability in mind.

Previously, at LG Ads, Susmita pioneered a new ACR fingerprinting technique, built a full-stack voice AI system, and led core ad tech innovations. She has also led high-impact ML and data science teams at Microsoft and Oracle, driving innovation across product and research.