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Anita Rao

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Co-Chair of AI and Metaverse Task Force at Trust Over IP Foundation
📍 Cupertino, California, United States

Anita is an accomplished AI product leader and innovator with experience at Fortune 500 firms like PayPal, Norton LifeLock, and Visa. A graduate of UC Berkeley and Rutgers, she co-authored seven AI and Web3 patents. Colleagues often describe her as a strategic, diligent, and exemplary leader adept at working with C-suite executives.

Outside of her corporate roles, Anita is passionate about community service, serving as a Board Member for WVCS, a non-profit dedicated to solving hunger, homelessness, and poverty. She is an avid reader, with interests in books covering the future of AI and social structures.

As a testament to her innovative work, Anita was nominated for PayPals Top Inventor of the Year award for her prolific patent filings.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Co-Chair of AI and Metaverse Task Force
Location
Cupertino, California, United States
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Priorities

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Decentralized Identity
She frequently speaks on Self-Sovereign Identity at major conferences, has co-authored patents on the topic, and is a member of the Decentralized Identity Foundation.
Future of AI
Co-chairs the AI and Metaverse Task Force at the Trust Over IP Foundation and recommends books like "AI 2041, " showing a focus on AI's future predictions.
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Career

Work history

6-2023 - 12-2024
Co-Chair of AI and Metaverse Task Force
Trust Over IP Foundation
10-2022 - 11-2024
Advisor
Stealth Web 3 Startup
1-2022
Board Member
WVCS
2-2020 - 12-2024
Team Member
Data 2 the People
9-2013 - 7-2022
Director
PayPal
In the press

Media appearances

WVCS Board of Education adds new member. Featured in Springville Journal
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WVCS Board discusses updates during closure. Featured in Springville Journal
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Education
MBA
Rutgers Business School
Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley
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