Dorna Bandari

Dorna Bandari is a Senior Director of Engineering at Uber, specializing in Mobility Marketplace with a focus on matching and pricing since April 2022. Prior to this role, Dorna served as Head of AI for PayPal's consumer experiences across PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom from July 2018 to April 2022, overseeing the end-to-end development of machine learning solutions. Dorna also held the position of Director of Machine Learning at Jetlore, leading the improvement of recommendation algorithms and infrastructure, and was a Data Science Lead at Pinterest, where engagement and trend analysis projects were prominent. Dorna founded Penda App/Hubmanity.com, creating a machine learning matching algorithm and a corresponding social network platform. Dorna holds a PhD and an MS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, focusing on signals and systems and wireless communication.