Smita Saxena is a product leader and founder working at the intersection of AI, education, and applied systems design. She is the founder of Maestro, a human-in-the-loop AI coaching program that helps public school teachers analyze classroom data, understand student misconceptions, and generate targeted instructional materials in minutes rather than hours.

Previously, Smita founded and scaled Stanza, a consumer data platform used by tens of millions of users and adopted by major professional sports organizations including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and major international soccer leagues. Her work focuses on building AI systems that amplify human judgment rather than replace it, with an emphasis on trust, real-world workflows, and measurable outcomes.

She currently works directly with teachers and schools across Texas and California and is deeply involved in designing practical, ethical AI deployments in high-stakes public systems.