Noah Gift

Noah Gift is an accomplished technology leader with over 30 years of experience spanning film, TV, telecom, social networks, startups, and big data. He is a recognized expert on MLOps, data engineering, cloud architecture, and Rust programming. Gift founded Pragmatic AI Labs and serves as an Executive-in-Residence at Duke University, designing curriculum on machine learning, distributed systems, automation, and cloud development.

An award-winning author published by O'Reilly and Pearson, Gift's best-selling books on DevOps, MLOps, data engineering, and cloud computing are adopted by major universities worldwide. He has taught thousands of students at Duke, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, University of San Francisco, UC Davis, and other institutions. Gift worked with Caltech and JPL to build innovative automated IT systems.

Known for making complex topics understandable, Gift has taught hundreds of thousands about AI, ML, and cloud computing through online courses and books. He previously served as a startup CTO, leading engineering teams to build scalable distributed systems and machine learning applications.

A trusted voice in technology, Gift is an AWS ML Hero, Python Software Foundation Fellow, and keynote speaker at conferences focused on cloud development and ethical AI use. He holds certifications from AWS, Google, and Microsoft. Gift has published over 100 technical works and given workshops worldwide for NASA, PayPal, PyCon, and others.