Anastasia is an AI Entrepreneur based in Zurich, Switzerland. She is the CPO of a GenAI Stealth Startup building foundation models (founded by Ex-FAANG Research Scientists in 2025 and already raised $3M+) and Founder of the AI Consulting Company Gradient Consulting, where she helped companies like e.g. CTS Eventim (market cap $5B+) to build valuable AI products and/or go through AI Transformations for competitive advantage. Previously, Anastasia worked several years as an ML Engineer, Data Scientist and Software Engineer and holds two Master’s degrees in Computer Science as well as Industrial Engineering & Management from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).