Andrei Lopatenko

About

Andrei Lopatenko is an AI and engineering leader with 20 years of experience building large-scale search and recommender AI systems used by billions of users worldwide. He has led and contributed to the development of high-impact, production-grade platforms at companies including Google, Apple, Walmart, eBay, and Zillow, spanning search, recommendations, and machine learning at scale. Today, his work focuses on the next generation of AI systems: building and deploying agentic LLM-powered platforms that work alongside humans to reliably make and execute decisions in real-world environments. His expertise sits at the intersection of AI, large-scale systems, and decision intelligence, with a strong emphasis on moving beyond prototype AI toward systems that deliver measurable, real-world outcomes. Andrei serves as Vice President of Applied AI at Govini, where he leads the development of AI-driven platforms for national security and defense. He oversees multidisciplinary teams in Applied AI

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Washington, US