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Munich · EMEA · International

Dr. Isabel
Pérez Verona

AI & Data Strategy
Product & Delivery Leader

I build the bridges between scientific rigour and real-world AI — turning complex problems into working products, and cross-functional teams into high-performing communities.

Dr. Isabel C. Pérez Verona
About

Where strategy
meets science

I am a PhD-trained technologist and delivery leader who has spent over 15 years at the intersection of machine learning, data systems, and people-first management. Today I lead complex data platform programmes at Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers — driving decisions for hundreds of underwriters across three continents.

My superpower is translating deep technical complexity into clear outcomes — for engineers, for executives, and for the people in between. I've built teams from scratch, secured programme funding, negotiated enterprise contracts, and created cultures where diverse talent thrives.

I lead focussing on capacity-building, human empowerment, and relentless momentum in motion . I drive innovation across 360 degrees—from enterprise-scale platforms and public tech leadership to language-driven educational impact. I set the vision, remove the barriers, and create the cultures where top-tier talent flourishes and transformative ideas win.

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Voice & Public Impact

Demystifying technology.
Architecting human connection.

I believe that true leadership extends beyond enterprise walls. I use my platform to ground complex science and champion human-centered innovation.

I'm currently interested in two topics that tackle two sides of that same mission:—making frontier technology feel human, and equipping people to navigate complex societal systems while keeping thier identity.

Podcast · AI & Technology
Coffee with AI

AI is moving faster than the language we use to explain it.
Here is where conversation becomes deliberately informal: serious technology, explained without making people feel they need a computer-science degree to join.

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Original Series · Thought Leadership
The Architecture of Belonging

How do humans navigate systems without losing their agency and identity? I developed The Architecture of Belonging to look beneath the feeling — using data, and systems thinking to uncover the mechanics of belonging, and discover what can we redesign

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Credentials

Education, awards
& certifications

Education & Teaching
PhD — Computer Science & Systems Engineering
IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Focus: Data Analysis · Machine learning · Systems modelling · Bioinformatics
MSc in Computer Science & BSc in Computer Engineering
University of Santa Clara
Languages
Spanish — Native English — Fluent Italian — Fluent German — Conversational Japanese — Beginner
Certifications
PMP® — Project Management Professional
CSM® — Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Awards & Research
Outstanding research & highest doctoral funding granted in Italy — 2020
Soroptimist International of Europe
Publications in international peer-reviewed journals
Economics · Data science · Experimental economics
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Contact

Let's create
something that matters

I am based in Munich and always open to conversations about AI strategy, leadership, product development, or academic collaboration.

If something on this page sparked an idea — reach out. The best conversations start with a simple hello.