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Lena Mass Cresnik PhD

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Head of AI Strategy, Managing Director at Rockefeller Capital Management
📍 New York, New York, United States

Dr. Lena Mass-Cresnik is the Head of AI Strategy at Rockefeller Capital Management, leveraging 20 years of experience in financial services and enterprise technology. An alumna of Harvard and Oxford, she previously led GenAI strategy at AWS and was the Chief Data Officer at Moelis & Company, driving significant business growth.

Fueled by a deep curiosity for emergent technologies, Lena actively engages with her professional community on innovation and strategy. She is passionate about building and scaling teams to translate complex technical capabilities into clear, executable business strategies, viewing Generative AI as a tool for human intelligence augmentation.

At Moelis & Company, she created a global Data Science & Analytics platform from scratch that enabled over $4B in transaction value.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Head of AI Strategy, Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Generative AI Strategy
Her recent roles at Rockefeller and AWS, along with talks on podcasts and at Nasdaq, are focused on developing and executing GenAI strategy for business growth and efficiency.
AI in Finance
Her career at Moelis & Company, Charles Schwab, BlackRock, and Rockefeller has centered on applying AI, data analytics, and emergent tech within highly regulated financial environments.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Head of AI Strategy, Managing Director
Rockefeller Capital Management
12-2024
Center for Board Excellence, Executive Member
Nasdaq
3-2024 - 11-2025
Global Head of GenAI Strategy & Acceleration
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
3-2019 - 12-2023
Chief Data Officer, Partner & Managing Director | Investment Banking | Data Science & Analytics, AI
Moelis & Company
10-2020 - 7-2023
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Atlas Crest Investment Co. (NYSE:ACIC)
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Education
Master of Science (MS)
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil/PhD)
University of Oxford
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