Itai Ram

With over a decade of leadership in product management, Itai has shaped some of the world’s most widely used consumer products across Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Waze, and Google. Currently serving as Director of Product Management at Meta, Itai leads the Threat Detection and Response PM team, protecting more than 4 billion global users and 10 million advertisers. Their expertise spans growth strategy, AI/GenAI adoption, and cybersecurity, driving business impact at scale while managing multi-million-dollar product portfolios and high-performing global teams.

Previously, Itai led growth and platform initiatives at Facebook and Waze, spearheading innovations that added hundreds of millions of monthly active users and generated over $1B in partner revenue. Their career began as both an engineer and product manager, with deep technical expertise in machine learning, recommendation systems, wireless technologies, and consumer electronics. Known for their strategic vision, analytical rigor, and people-first leadership, they are passionate about mentoring, building high-impact teams, and driving transformative innovation in the intersection of technology, data, and user experience.