Intuit CTO Marianna Tessel on AI-First Software

In this episode, we speak with the Chief Technology Officer of Intuit, Marianna Tessel.

Marianna is a seasoned tech executive who oversees all of Intuit’s product engineering, data science, information technology, and information security teams. Marianna previously led engineering teams at Docker, Ariba and VMWare. She landed at Intuit in 2017.

Intuit makes a range of software products for taxes and business management, including TurboTax, Quickbooks and Mint. And she’s leading thousands of engineers in AI-first development to make products easier, cleaner, and more intuitive.

“I think you're going to start rewriting applications with this AI first. And just the way the world of apps re-imagined itself for mobile, it has to reimagine itself for AI. Which probably is an even more extreme transformation,” says Marianna.

Quentin and Steve spoke with her about engineering products in the midst of a pandemic that is crushing many of the small businesses Intuit serves.

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