Elie GAKUBA

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Head of AI Engineering at Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking Group

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Overview

Elie Gakuba is the Head of AI Engineering at Mashreq Bank, where he spearheads the development of a centralized AI platform. With a background in retail from Endeavour Group and a postgraduate diploma from Columbia Engineering, he specializes in scalable machine learning pipelines, MLOps, and agentic AI runtimes to enhance operational efficiency.

He recently made a significant international move from Australia to the UAE for his current role, a decision he described as one of the biggest of his career. This suggests he is adaptable and embraces new challenges and environments. He is actively seeking mentorship to further develop his strategic thinking.

Unique fact: He co-authored a publication on leveraging telemedicine to address professional isolation for rural physicians in Rwanda.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Information Seeker

Precise

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

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI Runtimes
He is currently overseeing the implementation of agentic AI runtimes and has recently been comparing the different approaches of Azure AI Foundry and Google Vertex AI for development.
Strategic AI Architecture
He is actively seeking mentorship to transition his focus from hands-on implementation to high-level architectural strategy and understanding major platform offerings.
Ethical AI Behavior
He has expressed deep interest in the concept of AI sycophancy, emphasizing the importance of AI models providing truth over simply telling users what they want to hear.

Media Appearances

Elie has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Head of AI Engineering at Mashreq Corporate & Investment Banking Group
9-2024 - 1-2026
Machine Learning Engineering Chapter Lead at Endeavour Group
8-2021 - 9-2024
Technical Lead MLE/MLOps at Endeavour Group
7-2020 - 8-2021
Tech Lead (Data Access & Integration) at Woolworths Group
9-2017 - 7-2020
Tech Lead (AI Engineering) at Woolworths Group

Education

2019 - 2019
Postgraduate Diploma from Columbia Engineering
2017 - 2017
Digital Strategies for Business: Leading the Next Generation Enterprise from Columbia Business School

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Insights For Selling To Elie

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Elie is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Elie

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Elie move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Elie take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Elie

Personality Compatibility


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