Don Hejna
Head of Data Science, Microsoft AI Acceleration Studio, Microsoft
Don Hejna is listed as Head of Data Science, Microsoft AI Acceleration Studio, Microsoft. Don is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 19 November 2026.
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About
Don Hejna is Head of Data Science in the Microsoft AI Acceleration Studio, where he works with teams and customers to turn advances in generative AI, machine learning, and data science into real-world solutions. He brings a multidisciplinary background spanning AI, engineering, quantitative finance, and entrepreneurship, with extensive experience building technology companies and taking new ideas from concept through product development and market adoption. Don holds engineering degrees from MIT, is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and is a CFA charterholder.
Upcoming
Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
- Agentic media operations: Run at scale Speaker · 19 November 2026
Spoke alongside
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- Kanio Dimitrov Principal Software Engineering Manager · Microsoft 1 shared session
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