Sonali is a Silicon Valley-based CTO/VP, a distinguished board member in public, private, and
venture-backed companies, an Advisor to VC firms, and a former VP at Square. She serves on the board of AvidXChange a 2.2Bn market cap payments company, and is an advisor to multiple startups helping them scale. She previously led machine learning and AI at Square, the fintech leader, contributing more than $600M to the company’s bottom line. Sonali is the recipient of the US Fintech Rising Star Award in 2023 amongst others. She spent her childhood in Pune and is a proud COEPian.