NLX Expands Leadership with Appointment of Google Cloud and AWS Veteran to Lead Strategic AI Engagements

NLX, the enterprise AI platform powering conversational AI experiences for the world’s largest brands, today announced the appointment of Todd Gleason as Executive Vice President of Strategic AI Initiatives. In this role, Gleason will spearhead NLX’s next phase of enterprise expansion, building on the company’s success across industries.

“From day one, NLX has enabled enterprises to turn AI strategy into measurable business impact,” said Andrei Papancea, CEO and Co-Founder of NLX. “Todd’s track record of guiding Fortune 500 organizations through digital and AI transformation aligns with NLX’s mission to make AI practical, secure, and value-driven for global enterprises and he will help our customers scale that impact even further.”

Gleason brings more than two decades of experience helping large organizations build and deploy innovative technology solutions at scale. He joins NLX from Google Cloud, where he served as a trusted C-suite advisor and AI strategist for Fortune 500 clients. At Google, he secured strategic partnerships integrating Google technologies into enterprise operations—most notably collaborating with a leading automotive manufacturer to embed Google AI into their in-vehicle assistant.

“Throughout my career, I’ve focused on bridging strategy and execution to help organizations drive real business impact, an approach that aligns perfectly with NLX,” said Gleason. “In a market crowded with impressive demos and bold promises, NLX has been quietly solving the hardest problem for nearly a decade– getting sophisticated AI applications into production and delivering measurable value at scale. This is a strategic advantage that can’t be easily replicated and I’m excited to help more organizations tap into that proven capability.”

Prior to Google, Gleason held senior roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS), partnering with executive leadership teams to develop technology strategies that drove digital transformation and measurable business outcomes. Earlier, as Vice President of Technology at Armor, he led the design of the industry’s first PCI-compliant public cloud solution for highly regulated industries. His expertise in security, compliance, and regulatory frameworks uniquely positions him to guide enterprises adopting AI in sensitive, mission-critical environments.

NLX is a conversational AI platform for building and managing chat, voice, and multimodal applications at scale. As human interactions with technology become increasingly conversation-based, NLX makes it practical to create, deploy, and manage conversational experiences for any industry or use case, working in concert with any large language model and technology stack. From individual builders to the world's biggest brands, including Comcast, Saks Fifth Avenue, Toyota, and United Airlines, NLX makes it possible to harness advanced AI technologies to create exceptional experiences that mirror the natural ebb and flow of people's day-to-day decision-making.