Carnegie Mellon University
Integrated Innovation Institute

Engineering + Design + Business

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Omid Saadati

Omid Saadati

Adjunct Professor

Bio

Omid Saadati is a seasoned entrepreneur, technologist, and product leader with over two decades of experience building and growing high-performing engineering and product teams in the ad-tech and commerce industries. He has held leadership roles at Google, Meta, and Cisco, where he developed and scaled products and platforms across complex technical domains.

Omid is the co-founder and CEO of Sonans AI, an early-stage company focused on transforming retail merchandising through AI agents. He also mentors early-career individuals in the technology sector.

His core strengths include product-market fit discovery, go-to-market strategy, and product leadership—especially in sectors where data and platform design intersect.

  • Product Management
  • Product Strategy
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Business Model Architecture
  • Integrated Thinking for Innovation
  • Product Discovery and Definition
  • Master of Science in Software Management, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, The University of Utah
  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Baha'i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE)