Mala Tejwani is the Chief Operations Officer at DataStax, where she leads data operations across the company, driving growth, optimizing processes, and ensuring cross-functional alignment, including Go-To-Market (GTM). She played a critical role in the acquisition and integration efforts of DataStax into IBM, overseeing the seamless transition of 600 employees and multiple product lines. With over 8 years at Google, she held key roles such as Chief of Staff for Cloud AI, Cloud Program Manager in Product Operations, and HR Business Partner. Prior to her tech career, Mala was a professional dancer with Cirque du Soleil and a choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance. Her unique blend of tech expertise and artistic discipline makes her a dynamic leader in the AI space.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌​​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​​‍​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​‌​‌‍​​‌‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​‌‍‌​‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌​​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌​‌​‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌​‌‍​‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​​‍​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​‌​‌‍​​‌‌​‌​‌‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‍​‍​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌