# About Zoltán Petres, PhD

Scientist by training, operator by choice. Product executive with 15+ years building product organizations for marketplaces, recommendation systems and AI in production.

PhD in computer science (University of Tokyo / Budapest University of Technology and Economics), research leadership at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, venture building at ValDeal Innovations, then product leadership at Gravity R&D, liligo.com (eDreams ODIGEO), trivago, OLX Group, Bolt (Vertical CPO, Bolt Delivery) and CEEZER (SVP of Product).

Top CliftonStrengths: Ideation, Strategic, Learner, Individualization, Command.