Azadeh Yazdan

Business Development / AI Partnerships

AI Partnerships & Business Development | Mentor Azadeh is a business development executive with a proven record of building and scaling zero-to-one initiatives that bring breakthrough technologies to market. Across her roles at Meta and Intel, she's led high-impact partnerships, ecosystem-building programs, and global go-to-market strategies that have shaped the AI and computing landscape.  At Meta, Azadeh established and led strategic AI partnerships, cloud collaborations, and commercialization for the Llama and PyTorch ecosystems. She spearheaded the Llama Startup Program, launched industry-first AI partnerships with cloud and enterprise partners, and directed multi-party alliances driving PyTorch adoption, including the formation of the PyTorch Foundation.  Previously at Intel, she helped launch and scale new business verticals in AI, consumer electronics, telecom, and retail, consistently growing revenue and building strategic relationships across the enterprise, OEM, and cloud ecosystems.  At her core, Azadeh is a lifelong learner passionate about connecting people, ideas, and technology to build what’s next.