Dr. Muhammad Mehdi is the CEO of Elile AI, a sustainable and climate technology  company specializing in green data center solutions and AI-powered infrastructure. Prior to Elile AI, Dr. Mehdi was GM, AI Media for Amazon Ad Tech, and Head of AI at Microsoft Research, Autonomous AI team, and Head of Microsoft Azure Cloud Reliability and Capacity Planning.

With a deep foundation in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data center management, Dr. Mehdi is a pioneer in large language model (LLM) infrastructure. Notably, he was the first architect to build the OpenAI infrastructure within Microsoft, significantly shaping the AI and data center landscape.

Under his leadership, Elile AI has grown into a key player in the Gulf region, supporting clients like Oman Data Park, Oman Ministry of Science, and establishing strategic partnerships with industry giants like ACWA Power, aiXplain, and a consortium of Arabic LLMs.

Dr. Mehdi focuses on eco-friendly AI systems and sustainable computing, by optimizing power, cooling, and workload orchestration in data centers. His commitment to climate tech has driven Elile AI to innovate in power management systems, digital twins, and advanced asset performance management, particularly in renewable energy integration.