Jessica Pelegio

Jessica Pelegio doesn't just teach leadership—she's lived it in the trenches of tech's highest-stakes moments. As a 15-year Google veteran, she's coordinated 400-person teams through new product launches serving over a billion users, made real-time go/no-go calls during critical times and currently leads the AI Data Operations powering Google Workspace's next generation of intelligent features.

Now bringing this expertise to NYU's graduate program, Jessica offers something rare: the strategic mindset of someone who's influenced C-suite decisions on hundred-million-dollar initiatives, paired with the tactical know-how of someone who's actually executed them. 

What sets Jessica apart is her global lens. Fluent in five languages and having worked across four continents, she knows how to lead diverse teams through complexity. Her frameworks for cross-functional coordination, high-pressure decision-making, and AI strategy aren't theoretical—they're battle-tested.

Whether your organization is navigating AI transformation, scaling technical programs, or developing leaders who can operate at the intersection of technology and strategy, Jessica delivers insights that only come from actually doing it—at scale, under pressure, and with measurable impact.