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Balaji Gopalakrishnan, PhD, FRM, is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in quantitative analytics and machine learning across various leading organizations. Currently serving as the Quant Analytics Director and Head of Generative AI for Consumer Lines of Business at Wells Fargo, Balaji previously held significant roles at Vanguard, including Head of AI/ML for Personal Investor and Marketing Science, and Head of Machine Learning for Enterprise AI. Balaji's tenure at Wells Fargo also includes serving as Senior Vice President, overseeing Enterprise NLP, Knowledge Graphs, and Applied AI Research, as well as leading Machine Learning initiatives. Other notable positions include Director of Data Science & Machine Learning at American Family Insurance and various leadership roles at SAS Advanced Analytics Lab, focusing on institutional investment and risk management.