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Cristian Felix

Critic · DISC type C
Head of Engineering at Wand AI
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Cristian leads Engineering for Agentic Tools and Automation at Wand AI, following its acquisition of Accern, where he was Chief Product Officer. He leverages his Ph. D. from New York University in user experience and visual analytics to build accessible, no-code NLP products that accelerate enterprise AI adoption.

Beyond his executive roles, Cristian is deeply fascinated by AI and software engineering. He is passionate about solving the challenge of making these powerful technologies more accessible and user-friendly, a theme that connects his academic research with his professional product-building philosophy.

His doctoral research at NYU was recognized with the Pearl Brownstein Doctoral Research Award for its promising potential.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Cristian shows up

Negotiator
Objective Thinker
Information Seeker

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Priorities

Topics Cristian cares about

Agentic AI Tools
He currently leads the Agentic Tools and Automation team at Wand AI, focused on creating autonomous AI systems to optimize complex business processes.
No-Code NLP
As a leader at Accern, he was instrumental in developing its No-Code NLP Platform to empower non-technical users to extract insights from unstructured data.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Head of Engineering
Wand AI
2-2025 - 5-2025
Head of Agentic Tools and Automation
Wand AI
12-2023 - 3-2025
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Accern (Acquired by Wand AI)
1-2023 - 12-2023
Chief Product Officer
Accern (Acquired by Wand AI)
5-2019 - 1-2023
VP of Product
Accern (Acquired by Wand AI)
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
New York University
2009 - 2012
Bachelor's degree
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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