Staff Data Engineer · Meta Superintelligence Labs

Yashwanth Tekena

I build agentic data foundations and privacy infrastructure for large-scale AI systems — semantic data layers, data governance, and compliance built directly into the data pipeline.

Yash Tekena
Now

Building agentic data foundations and privacy infrastructure at Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Focus areas

Current Work

01

Agentic Data Foundations

The data layer that lets AI agents reason over enterprise-scale data safely. Semantic models translate tribal knowledge into machine-readable, agent-queryable representations — so autonomous systems can find, trust, and act on the right data with minimal human overhead.

Agentic AI Semantic Models Data Infrastructure
02

Privacy Infrastructure at Scale

Privacy-first systems that keep AI development compliant by design. Frameworks ensure data used across pre-training and fine-tuning honors commitments under GDPR, DMA, and CCPA — protecting billions of data points without slowing research velocity.

Privacy Engineering GDPR · DMA · CCPA Compliance by Design
03

Research Data Platform — MSL

Curated, governed data foundations powering frontier AI research at Meta Superintelligence Labs. Trusted warehouse tables across diverse sources, with privacy and compliance mitigations engineered directly into the pipeline.

MSL Data Governance Warehousing
Experience

A decade in privacy & security

Scalable systems that prioritize trust and compliance — from financial fraud detection to privacy infrastructure for frontier AI.

Present
Meta Superintelligence Labs

Staff Data Engineer

Building agentic data foundations and privacy-first infrastructure for AI model development. Frameworks ensuring data across pre-training and fine-tuning aligns with GDPR, DMA, and CCPA while protecting billions of data points.

Prior
American Express

Data Infrastructure & Security

Led data infrastructure initiatives for real-time fraud detection and data security, architecting patented compliance automation at scale and earning the company's internal Genius Medal.

Patents

Granted U.S. patents

Two issued patents in graph analytics and network classification, cited by IBM and Uphold among others.

US 10,769,179

Node Linkage in Entity Graphs

Issued September 2020

Foundational techniques for analyzing and linking large-scale entity graphs — the basis for automated, distributed violation detection — developed during my tenure at American Express. Independently cited by USPTO examiners as prior art in six subsequent applications, including filings from IBM, Zoom, and Panasonic.

US 11,200,518

Network Effect Classification

Issued December 2021

A system that classifies and quantifies network effects across online platforms, using machine learning to model the evolution of users, nodes, and interconnections for more accurate behavior and growth predictions.

Writing & Press

Published & featured

Articles and features on privacy-first frameworks, AI compliance, and building trust in a data-driven world.

Certifications

Credentials

CIPT Certification
Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)Issued Aug 2023 · Expires Aug 2025
Credential ID: 000631183I
Harvard Leadership Certificate
Amex & Harvard Certificate in Leadership ExcellenceIssued Sep 2019
AWS Solutions Architect
AWS Certified Solutions Architect AssociateIssued Mar 2019 · Expired Mar 2022
Credential ID: 2Y6FS0YCB2V4QX96
Apache Spark Certification
Developer Certification for Apache SparkIssued Jul 2016
Credential ID: 1.x-0601
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
Functional Programming Principles in ScalaIssued Nov 2018
Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop
Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH)Issued Sep 2014
Credential ID: 100-010-737
Computing for Data Analysis using R
Computing for Data Analysis using RIssued Feb 2014
Credential ID: V9YAJF5V7G
Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate
Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified AssociateIssued Jan 2014
Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert
Oracle Database SQL Certified Expert
Affiliations

Memberships

IEEE Senior Member
IEEE Senior Member
International Association for Privacy Professionals
International Association for Privacy Professionals
IETE Fellow
IETE Fellow
About

Yashwanth (Yash) Tekena

I'm a Staff Data Engineer at Meta Superintelligence Labs, working at the intersection of agentic AI, data infrastructure, and privacy. My focus: building scalable, privacy-first systems that let data power AI responsibly — aligned with GDPR, DMA, and CCPA.

Earlier, at American Express, I led advancements in fraud detection and data security, earning two patents for scalable solutions. I hold an approved U.S. National Interest Waiver (NIW).

I hold a Master's in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona and a B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Pondicherry University.

Aspirations

To be at the forefront of privacy-first infrastructure for the agentic era — building systems where powerful AI and rigorous data ethics are not a trade-off, but the same design decision.