Melody Ayeli is the Senior Director of Enterprise Artificial Intelligence at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). In her role, she oversees the research and prototype of Generative AI solutions, as well as governance of Responsible AI across the organization. During her years at Toyota, she has led the Digital Strategy, Workforce Planning, Asset Management, and Continuous Planning teams in the Office of the CIO. She is the current chair of the IT Policy Review Board, and is a core member of the company’s Enterprise Digital Transformation team that focuses on driving Toyota's mission as a leader in the mobility industry. Prior to her role at Toyota, she managed a global team at Deloitte and advised a portfolio of clients on various matters including Software Licensing, Audit & Compliance, Information Security, and Emerging Technologies. 
Melody served as Chair of Board of Trustees for the ITAM Forum for more than three years, and is currently an Advisory Board member for AnglePoint as well as Dallas-based Diversity & Inclusion startup Kanarys, for which she also served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Melody earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems at the University of Texas at Austin, and has studied economics and business at Bogazici University and at the University of Hong Kong.