Yajaira Gonzalez is a Product Leader at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), where she leads Responsible AI and Product Strategy, translating emerging technologies into trustworthy, real-world innovations.
With over 15 years of experience spanning industry, startups, academia, and research centers, Yajaira combines strategic product leadership with deep technical expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, high-performance computing, and software engineering. She has led product strategy and the development of innovative technologies at organizations including IBM, Meta, and Affectiva (an AI startup spun out of the MIT Media Lab), and most recently through the Applied Social Media Lab initiative at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.
Yajaira's work spans a diverse portfolio of emerging technologies, including recommendation systems, emotion AI, autonomous vehicles, virtual reality, analytics platforms, and digital identity systems. She excels at bridging product strategy, research, and engineering to translate advanced technologies into high-impact, real-world solutions. A Harvard alumna with research and teaching experience at both Harvard and MIT, Yajaira is dedicated to advancing Responsible AI by building trustworthy AI systems that prioritize fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy, safety, and meaningful societal impact.
