Ava Chawla is Field Chief Technology Officer, Data & AI at EDB. She brings more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise AI, data, and hybrid cloud initiatives across startups, the public sector, and Fortune 500 organizations. Her work centers on turning emerging technologies into scalable execution, customer impact, and measurable growth, while embedding strong governance, cybersecurity, and operational discipline. She is also the author of Orchestrating Intelligence: The AI Playbook, a guide to helping organizations build lasting advantage in the era of AI.