MUHAMMAD M. MAHMOOD
AI & DATA EXECUTIVE · VP / SVP / CAIO TRACK
Plano, TX • (972) 207 9275 • @ Email in LinkedIn
Award winning AI & data leader

I build nine figure AI businesses and Agentic AI operating models for companies that cannot afford to get AI wrong.

Built a $100M Generative AI business and delivered $65M in economic impact in 12 months. Recipient of the Americas IGNITE Innovation Award for AI and Generative AI leadership and for building the Americas AI program from the ground up.

$ Impact
$100M GenAI business, $65M+ realized in 12 months.
Scale
$1B+ portfolios, $500M+ growth programs, 10X ROI.
Agentic AI
Company wide Agentic AI across Sales, Delivery, Operations.
Efficiency
25–90% cost reductions via AI and operating model redesign.
Generative AI & LLMs Agentic AI & AI agents AI productization AI strategy & governance P&L ownership
View experience What I actually do

Who I am. I am an AI and data executive who combines AI strategy with hard P&L accountability. I build AI businesses, not pilots, and design operating models that work under startup like constraints.

What I have done. Architected a $100M Generative AI business from zero to $65M impact in 12 months. Led $1B+ portfolio transformations and $500M+ growth initiatives. Delivered 10X ROI innovation programs and sustained 25–90% cost reductions.

What I am doing now. Leading a company wide Agentic AI evolution program at Ericsson across Sales, Delivery, and Operations. Designing and deploying autonomous AI agents, reusable architectures, governance, and rollout playbooks for one of Ericsson’s first at scale Agentic AI deployments.

Target roles: VP / SVP AI & Data Chief AI Officer VP AI Product & Strategy
Focus & Value

Where I create value.

  • Identify, prioritize, and validate high ROI AI and Generative AI use cases across sales, delivery, operations, and product.
  • Ship MVPs in weeks, not quarters, with clear unit economics and defined success metrics.
  • Productize AI agents and systems that drive new revenue, expand margin, and reduce cost.
  • Design AI and Agentic AI operating models under real world constraints, including lean teams and strict ROI thresholds.
  • Partner with CEOs and C level leaders to turn AI strategy into execution, governance, and measurable business outcomes.

Core expertise.

Generative AI and LLMs Agentic AI programs AI agents & orchestration AI strategy & governance AI productization & GTM MLOps & ML platforms Data & cloud architecture P&L ownership OKR driven execution
Selected Experience
Head of AI & Data Unit
Ericsson · June 2024 – Present · Plano, TX
  • Built a $100M Generative AI business from zero and delivered $65M+ economic impact in 12 months through 300+ validated use cases, 10+ MVPs, and 5+ productized AI agents across sales, operations, and product.
  • Lead a company wide Agentic AI evolution program across Sales, Delivery, and Operations. Design autonomous AI agents that automate workflows, augment decision making, and standardize best practices.
  • Established one of Ericsson’s first at scale Agentic AI programs with reusable architecture, governance frameworks, and rollout playbooks, built under startup like constraints and strict ROI thresholds per agent.
  • Drove double digit margin improvements and unlocked new revenue streams through AI driven services, tools, and automation that directly impact P&L.
  • Built and lead a lean global team of data scientists, ML engineers, and AI architects across the US, Europe, and Asia. Recipient of the Americas IGNITE Innovation Award for AI and Generative AI leadership.
VP Enterprise Delivery Readiness, Cloud & Software Services
Ericsson · April 2021 – May 2024 · Plano, TX
  • Led a $500M+ business growth initiative across Tier 1 North American operators by launching turnkey solutions for private and mission critical networks, Edge and MEC, orchestration, and multi cloud strategy.
  • Captured 90% operational cost efficiencies and $25M incremental revenue by industrializing solution delivery through a factory model that turned heroics based delivery into repeatable, margin positive playbooks.
  • Ran hypothesis driven innovation programs that generated 10X ROI and $10M+ in new revenue streams with clear stage gates and kill or scale decisions.
  • Built the end to end engagement model from Sales to Delivery for UCaaS, CCaaS, CPaaS, SMS, and Network APIs, integrating lifecycle management and Day 2 operations into commercial terms.
VP Strategy Execution & Chief of Staff, DGS
Ericsson · September 2019 – April 2021 · Plano, TX
  • Designed and implemented an OKR framework to deliver a $1B business transformation by tying strategy directly to revenue, cost, and operational KPIs.
  • Led strategic and business planning for a $1B+ portfolio across 5G core, orchestration and analytics, Cloud and NFVi, OSS and BSS, business development, and consulting.
  • Directed confidential consulting and M&A due diligence for the C suite on startup evaluations, cost optimization, diversification, and new growth segments.
Education & Credentials
  • MBA, Entrepreneurship and Business Analytics Focus, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
  • MS, Network Communications, University of Houston.
  • BS, Electronics Engineering, Texas Southern University.
  • Strategic Management, Harvard University. Executive education at Harvard Business School in Negotiation Mastery, Entrepreneurship Essentials, and Alternative Investments.
  • Certifications. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB), SAFe Scaled Agile Framework Practitioner, Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
For advisory, board, or VP and SVP AI opportunities, contact mmmahmood.com.