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Head of AI Enablement & Coordination at BNY
📍 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

JJ Xu leads AI Enablement & Coordination at BNY, focusing on the investment and wealth divisions. She is the founder and CEO of TalkMeUp, an AI-powered communication training company. Holding an MBA from Carnegie Mellons Tepper School of Business, she also serves her alma mater as an Adjunct Professor of entrepreneurship.

Outside of her deep involvement in AI and entrepreneurship, JJ possesses a passion for the arts, particularly classical music, and has an interest in philosophy, poetry, and space exploration through NASA. She is also a known enthusiast of German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs).

Unique fact: The idea for her AI startup, TalkMeUp, originated from a survey she conducted during her MBA that identified communication as the most valuable, yet least accessible, career skill.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Head of AI Enablement & Coordination
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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AI in Workforce
Her roles at BNY and as the founder of TalkMeUp center on leveraging AI for corporate training, communication, and overall workforce development and performance.
Entrepreneurial Education
As an adjunct professor and EIR at Carnegie Mellon, she is dedicated to mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and shaping the next generation of business founders.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Head of AI Enablement & Coordination
BNY
11-2024
Entrepreneur in Residence
Project Olympus CMU
8-2024
Adjunct Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
8-2024
Entrepreneur in Residence
Corporate Startup Lab, a CMU Swartz - Tepper Initiative
6-2018
Founder & CEO
TalkMeUp
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
2009 - 2012
Master of Science - MS
Peking University
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