The Journalists

Editor-in-Chief

Sarah Chen is a technology journalist with 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and digital transformation. She leads all editorial operations at AI Courses, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and relevance across all content.

Prior to AI Courses, Sarah served as Senior Editor at TechCrunch, where she led coverage of AI startups and enterprise technology. Her work has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and MIT Technology Review.

Credentials: Former Senior Editor, TechCrunch | MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business | AI Ethics Certificate, MIT Professional Education | B.S. Computer Science, UC Berkeley

Areas of Expertise: AI Strategy, Enterprise AI, AI Ethics, Marketing Technology, Startup Ecosystems

Senior Technology Analyst

Marcus Rodriguez specializes in AI research analysis and model evaluation. With a Ph.D. in Machine Learning from Carnegie Mellon, he brings deep technical expertise to AI Courses' research coverage.

Before joining AI Courses, Marcus spent five years at Google Research working on large language models and multimodal AI systems.

Credentials: Ph.D. Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University | Former Research Scientist, Google Research | Published 20+ peer-reviewed papers on AI

Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning, LLMs, AI Research, Model Evaluation, Technical Analysis

Business & Investment Editor

Emily Watson covers AI investing, startup ecosystems, and enterprise AI adoption. She brings 15 years of financial journalism experience to AI Courses' business coverage.

Previously, Emily was a senior correspondent at Bloomberg covering technology M&A and venture capital. She has also contributed to Forbes and The Financial Times.

Credentials: Former Senior Correspondent, Bloomberg | CFA Charterholder | M.S. Financial Journalism, Columbia University

Areas of Expertise: AI Investing, Venture Capital, Enterprise AI, M&A, Financial Analysis

AI for Business Editor

James Okonkwo covers enterprise AI transformations after 14 years of management consulting experience. He writes the practical playbooks that CFOs and COOs rely on.

James previously led McKinsey’s AI practice in EMEA, guiding rollouts for Fortune 500 brands across manufacturing, telecom, and healthcare.

Credentials: Former Partner, McKinsey & Company | MBA, Harvard Business School | B.Eng. Systems Engineering, University of Lagos

Areas of Expertise: Enterprise Strategy, Operational AI, Change Management, KPI Design

AI for Developers Editor

Priya Sharma deconstructs AI frameworks, coding assistants, and agent SDKs from a builder’s perspective. She still commits code weekly to keep tutorials grounded.

Priya spent eight years as a Staff Engineer on Google’s TensorFlow team and authored “Practical ML Engineering” for O’Reilly.

Credentials: Former Staff Engineer, Google | M.S. Computer Science, IIT Bombay | TensorFlow OSS maintainer

Areas of Expertise: Developer Tools, MLOps, Open Source AI, Agent Frameworks

AI for Creators Editor

Maya Delgado translates generative AI into actionable workflows for designers, writers, and filmmakers. She still runs a boutique creative studio on weekends.

Maya previously served as Senior Creative Director at Adobe, helping launch Firefly and Sensei-powered workflows.

Credentials: Former Senior Creative Director, Adobe | MFA Digital Arts, UCLA | Adobe Creative Residency alum

Areas of Expertise: Generative Art, AI Video, Creative Ops, Brand Systems

AI Investing Editor

David Nakamura covers public markets, VC, and tokenized assets. He focuses on how AI fundamentals actually flow through P&Ls.

He spent 12 years as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs following semiconductor and AI infrastructure companies.

Credentials: Former Managing Director, Goldman Sachs | CFA Charterholder | MBA, Wharton

Areas of Expertise: AI Stocks, Market Structure, Tokenized Finance, Macro Trends

AI Research Editor

Dr. Aisha Patel translates frontier-model breakthroughs for practitioners. She has authored 35+ peer-reviewed papers on trustworthy AI.

Aisha previously worked at Stanford HAI researching foundation model alignment and emergent capabilities.

Credentials: Ph.D. AI, Stanford University | Former Research Scientist, Stanford HAI | NeurIPS Best Paper winner

Areas of Expertise: Foundation Models, Safety Research, Academic Benchmarks, Evaluation

AI Tools Editor

Alex Thornton designs the testing harness for every AI product review. They’ve evaluated more than 500 productivity tools over the past decade.

Alex previously led the Reviews Lab at CNET, creating benchmark protocols still used by major tech publications.

Credentials: Former Senior Reviews Editor, CNET | Product Management Certificate, Northwestern Kellogg | B.A. Journalism, University of Missouri

Areas of Expertise: Product Testing, UX Benchmarking, AI Automation, Productivity Suites

AI News Editor

Sofia Martinez leads breaking news and earnings coverage. She ensures every scoop is sourced, verified, and contextualized.

She spent nine years at Reuters reporting from Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., covering policy, mergers, and high-profile AI launches.

Credentials: Former Technology Correspondent, Reuters | George Polk Award winner | M.S. Journalism, Columbia University

Areas of Expertise: Breaking News, Policy Analysis, Corporate AI, Global Regulation

AI Ethics Editor

Dr. Benjamin Okafor covers governance, bias, and safety. He blends a legal background with policy experience inside the White House.

Benjamin advised the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on AI frameworks and previously taught technology ethics at Georgetown.

Credentials: Former Senior Policy Advisor, White House OSTP | Ph.D. Philosophy, Oxford | J.D., Georgetown Law

Areas of Expertise: AI Governance, Algorithmic Bias, Responsible AI, Law & Policy