Nidhi Sharma is a Senior Software Engineering Leader with over 15 years of experience at the intersection of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence. At Cox Automotive, she has led Salesforce platform strategy across multiple business divisions and globally distributed engineering teams, delivering efficiencies through AI-driven solutions while ensuring human judgment remains central. A published researcher, she has work appearing in the IIJCA and at the IEEE International Conference on Engineering and Emerging Technologies, highlighting AI‑enhanced data security and systems. She is a Senior Member of IEEE, holds 10+ advanced certifications, and actively mentors technology professionals worldwide.