Emad Elwany is a seasoned engineering leader with 11 years of experience building AI-first products and scaling teams from early startup to successful exit. As co-founder and CTO of Lexion, he grew the company from 3 to 100+ people, raised over $35M, shipped production-grade document understanding SaaS, and led the acquisition by DocuSign where he now serves as VP of Engineering. He blends deep product and research sensibilities—publishing work in document AI—with hands-on systems experience from roles at Microsoft where he built conversational and human-in-the-loop AI products. Emad advises AI startups as a Venture Partner at AI2 Incubator and has a track record of turning incubated research into commercial products and rapid enterprise deals. Known for navigating both technical architecture and go-to-market execution, he brings entrepreneurial rigor and academic grounding from Stanford and Alexandria University. An understated strength is his ability to bridge research teams and commercial engineering to accelerate time-to-value for AI initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Systems Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Computer and Systems Engineering at Alexandria University
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at Stanford University
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