# Andreea Plesea

> Andreea Plesea is co-founder and COO of DRUID AI, with experience across software development, revenue, delivery and customer success. She previously worked at TotalSoft and researched AI during her doctorate at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She served as DRUID’s interim CEO before Joseph Kim’s appointment in September 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at DRUID AI
- **Organizations:** DRUID AI, TotalSoft, Women in Tech Romania, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies, Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Doctorate in Economic Cybernetics and Statistics, specialising in artificial intelligence, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Three-month doctoral research scholarship, Artificial Intelligence Research Group, University of Rome Tor Vergata
- **Known for:** Helped build DRUID AI from its founding into an international enterprise AI business., Contributed to DRUID’s expansion through its UiPath partnership., Served as interim CEO during a leadership transition.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2008** — Led the Cybernetics Students’ Union (SiSC).
- **2008** — Joined TotalSoft as a .NET programmer.
- **2011-2014** — Held software development management and team leadership roles at TotalSoft.
- **2015-2018** — Directed Charisma Business Applications at TotalSoft.
- **2018** — Co-founded DRUID AI.
- **2020-2022** — Chief Revenue Officer at DRUID AI.
- **2022** — Became Chief Customer Success Officer.
- **2025** — Served as interim CEO before Joseph Kim’s September appointment; continued as COO.

## Achievements

- Helped build DRUID AI from its founding into an international enterprise AI business.
- Contributed to DRUID’s expansion through its UiPath partnership.
- Served as interim CEO during a leadership transition.
- Serves on the Board of Advisors for Women in Tech Romania.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — DRUID published a leadership interview about mentoring, hobbies and her COO role.
- **2026-08** — Discussed orchestration and dependable enterprise AI in a Unite.AI interview.
- **2026-05** — Published “Why AI pilots stall in UK organisations” in Enterprise Times.
- **2025-09** — DRUID announced a $31 million Series C and Joseph Kim’s CEO appointment, confirming her former interim CEO role.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreea-plesea-phd/

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