Meet the team leading
Privacy-Preserving Artificial Intelligence
Sherpa.ai is the leading company in Privacy-Preserving Artificial Intelligence. With a multi-sector experience team capable of identifying and defining use cases that improve the bottom line of its clients.
Leadership, Investors, Board & Board of Advisors
The Sherpa.ai leadership team is made up of visionaries, data scientists, and seasoned veterans with experience building world-class companies that drive value and change the face of technology.
Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria
Founder & CEO of Sherpa.ai
MIT Technology Review TR35
Joanna Hoffman
Former marketing executive at Apple, NeXT and General Magic.
Tom Gruber
Chief AI Strategy Officer at Sherpa.ai.
Co-founder and former CTO of Siri.
Thomas Kalil
Former deputy Director of Science and Technology Policy at the White House.
Javier Santiso
CEO & General Partner Mundi Ventures.
Board Member at Grupo Prisa, Fnac.
Marcelo Gigliani
Managing Partner at Apax Digital.
Doug Solomon
Former Chief Strategy Officer at Apple.
Former CTO of IDEO.
Chris Shipley
Technology Analyst and Strategist.
Former DEMO Conference Producer.
Recognition and International Awards
III Forum Europeo de Inteligencia Artificial
Winner 2024 · European Scale up of the Year
CognitionX
Winner 2021 · Outstanding Contribution to Tech Regulation
KPMG
Winner 2021 · Private Enterprise Tech Innovator
AI TECH AWARDS
Winner 2021 · BEST IN AI-AS-A-SERVICE Sherpa.ai Privacy-Preserving Platform
CognitionX
Finalist 2021 · Best Innovation in Data Protection and Privacy
CognitionX
Finalist 2021 · Best Covid-19 Innovation
CognitionX
Winner 2020
The Best 10 AI
Winner 2020
CognitionX
Finalist 2020 · Best Innovation in Data Protection and Privacy
CognitionX
Finalist 2020 · Tech for Society
The Best 45 AI
Winner 2019
Analytics Insight
Winner 2019
AI Breakthrough
Best Intelligent Personal Assitant 2019
Global Business Insight
Winner 2019
Red Herring Global
Winner 2018
Seal of Excellence
Winner 2018
Alconics
Finalist 2018
Telecom Council
Class of 2018
CB Insights AI 100
Winner 2018
Red Herring Europe
Winner 2017
Best App Award
Winner 2017
CognitionX
Finalist 2017
Top Digital 50
Winner 2016
White Bull Award
Winner 2017