Leadership
Larry Luyombya
An AI-Native Product and Technology Leader with 15+ years of industry experience spanning four industries — Industrial Automation, Data Centers & Technical Cloud Infrastructure, Automotive, and E-Commerce. Has lived and worked in 8 countries, speaks 5 languages, and is now building an AI automation company from zero.
Currently Lead Technical Product Manager for Autonomous Cloud Platforms at Mercari, Inc. — Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills, Tokyo (TSE Prime: 4385) — driving AI/ML-powered initiatives across Platform Infrastructure, Networking, SRE & Observability, and DBRE.
Previously at Woven by Toyota (formerly TRI-AD — Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development) — contributing to Arene, Toyota’s Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) platform and OS, now shipping in production Toyota vehicles starting with the 2025 RAV4. Led company-wide cybersecurity compliance to NIST CSF and CMMC Level 3 standards across AD/ADAS, autonomous mobility, and vehicle software development.
Before Toyota, APAC Regional Leader for Data Center Controls & Cybersecurity at Google for six years across Taiwan, Singapore, and Japan — overseeing delivery of 700MW+ of APAC data center capacity with ~$40M in cost optimization savings and earning three successive promotions. This footprint powers Google Cloud, YouTube, Search, and Gmail for billions of users across Asia-Pacific. Recruited directly from Google into Toyota’s TRI-AD to help establish Japan’s software-defined vehicle future.
Earlier, led the design, implementation, and commissioning of Salik — the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) fully automated, citywide gantry-based tolling system — while at TransCore L.P. Dubai, delivering critical revenue infrastructure serving millions of daily road users.