Mohammad Rastegari
Mohammad Rastegari is CEO and Co-Founder at ElastixAI and serves as Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. He previously co-founded Xnor.ai, which was acquired, and has held senior AI and machine learning roles at Meta, Apple, and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards: Innovators reshaping how we work, build, and learn
This week on the show: Conversations with finalists and special guests at the annual GeekWire Awards about AI, innovation, startups, and the forces reshaping their industries, plus a special trivia challenge marking GeekWire's 15th year hosting the event. Guests include: Luis Poggi, CEO of HouseWhisper AI, winner of CEO of the Year Tracy Drinkwater, founder of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, STEM Educator of the Year honoree Ryan James, CEO of Dopl Technologies, finalist for Startup of the Year Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance Ross Finman, CEO of Augmodo, finalist for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year Mohammad Rastegari…
Organizations
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ElastixAI Executive Officer, Director 2025–present, CEO and Co-Founder 2025–present · current
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University of Washington, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Affiliate assistant professor 2019–present · current
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Meta Distinguished Scientist 2024 · past
Education
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University of Maryland Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science · 2012–2015
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Dartmouth College PhD, Computer Science · 2010–2012
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Shomal University Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering · 2003–2007
