Kelly Bracher

headline: Creative Executive |  Shaping Luxury Brands in Home, Apparel, Beauty & Wellness

about:
A creative executive with an extensive retail and e-commerce background, Kelly’s expertise includes shaping merchandising strategy, product development, and creative direction for luxury brands, with a focus on sustainability.

Kelly is a passionate advocate for sustainability in the home, beauty, and wellness spaces. She champions fair wages, ethical practices, and supply chain transparency. As a leader, she places high value on developing talent and fostering a healthy, inclusive, diverse, and growth-minded culture.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Creative Leadership  •  Merchandising Strategy  •  Product Development  •  Strategic Planning  •  Buying & Inventory Sourcing  •  P&L / Budget Management  •  Data Analytics  •  Team Building & Leadership

position: Principal Director - Retail Strategy + Thought Leadership | Luxury

company: Accenture

position: Advisory Board Member

company: Transformative Leadership Pace University Lubin School of Business

description: Member of the Board of Advisors for the Transformative Leadership Program at Pace University; Lubin School of Business. Inspiring the evolution of leadership in our global community.

position: Managing Director

company: SGG and Associates

description: Part of a consulting practice focused on serving and transforming brands, retailers, and consumer-facing businesses. Collaborates with a team of accomplished executives to help shape offerings and strategic approach.

position: Interim CEO / Chief Merchandising Officer

company: Bodhi Tree

description:
Brought on as a merchandising consultant to transform Bodhi Tree into an elevated digital lifestyle brand through online learning, experiences, and e-commerce offerings. Created the product assortment, strategy, and development process to successfully relaunch the brand. Reshaped the brand through creative direction, product development, assortment planning, and new online learning launch plan. Managed a global team of contractors and LA-based staff across all functions.

Identified top-sellers

position: Merchandising Consultant

company: ABC Carpet & Home

description:
Responsible for strategic implementation of new operating procedures to streamline workflow processes between the merchandising, operating, ecommerce and creative studio teams. Led approach, discovery, process and implementation for significantly increased efficiencies.

Led and helped launch two successful new shop-in-shop brands inclusive of textiles, decorative accessories, apparel, accessories, and beauty; both online and in-store.

In addition, led cross-functional technology initiatives

company: Herman Miller

description: Recruited by Chief Creative Officer to analyze a prospective distribution and production partnership with Danish home brand HAY. Compiled in-depth business analysis and recommendations impacting all channels within the HMI portfolio including Design Within Reach. Performed detailed analysis of existing business strategy and supply chain. Identified opportunities to improve product assortment planning across all portfolio brands.

position: Vice President, Merchandising

company: DailyCandy, a division of NBCUniversal

description:
Created an online marketplace and product assortment for the brand’s new lifestyle concept. Successfully pivoted the platform into a more holistic experience offering exclusive merchant and advertiser products. Led build-out of a robust merchandising function for the e-commerce platform, and defined seasonal calendar, assortment, pricing strategy, and inventory plan.

Worked across editorial, leadership, marketing, and art departments to drive companywide goals, achieving exponential YOY revenu

position: Divisional Merchandising Manager / Senior Buyer

description:
Influenced buying, reporting, and product assortment for multiple categories including lighting, decorative accessories, tabletop, jewelry, women’s apparel and accessories, baby, bedding and bath, textiles, and media. Directed buying team in creating a cohesive aesthetic across thousands of SKUs while balancing pricing and financial targets.

Worked closely with SVP and CEO to define and evolved the ABC Home brand aesthetic. Traveled globally to source unique, sustainable products and build rel

content:
Luxury brands have always derived their premium from the certainty of an item's craftsmanship, exclusivity, and brand story. That certainty is now under pressure. This third installment of the 'Luxury at a Crossroads' series examines what is at stake when authentication moves outside the maison's control.

Arnaud Rossi Emma Gourdelier AUDREY DEPRAETER-MONTACEL Tatum Fraites Kristin H. Jill Schrim

content: Luxury DTC is operating under a new set of conditions. Discovery is moving upstream into creator content and conversational engines. Customer signals are increasingly captured by intermediaries. Transactions are beginning to follow discovery into native, agent-led interfaces. This second installment of the 'Luxury at a Crossroads' series unpacks what those shifts mean for luxury DTC. It explores h

evidence_experience: "Part of a consulting practice focused on serving and transforming brands, retailers, and consumer-facing businesses" (SGG and Associates); prior roles all merchandising/buying/creative direction for external brands (Bodhi Tree, ABC Carpet & Home, Herman Miller, DailyCandy, Urban Outfitters).


Jenny Denver

publicIdentifier: jenny-denver

sourced_title: Director, Change Enablement

headline: HR & Talent Management Consultant | Cognitive/Developmental Psychologist | Clinical Social Worker

position: Director, Change Enablement

company: ScottMadden, Inc.

end: Present

position: Manager, Change Enablement

position: Management Consultant

position: Vice President, HR Solutions

company: Signal Energy Constructors

position: Director, Global Talent Management

position: Manager, Workforce Planning & Analytics

company: Tennessee Valley Authority

position: Senior Program Manager, Performance & Succession Management

position: Senior Consultant, Leadership & Organizational Development

content:
I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend EEI this year and can echo support for John’s list of top concerns on energy leaders’ minds.

Although it was not called out in so many words at the conference, I do think it’s worth adding a “2b” to the list: Once-in-a-generation growth demands a high level of workforce preparedness and agility that many organizations may still be lacking. To suc

content:
’Tis the season for conferences, and I’m excited to attend EEI 2026 for the first time next week.

Friends from my TVA and Signal days and new friends I've yet to meet--let me know if you'll be there. I'd love to catch up, hear what you’re working on, and share how ScottMadden, Inc. helps leaders build real readiness for continuous change in their organizations.

#ChangeEnablement #ChangeManageme

content: Never in a million years did I think I would join a consulting firm, but now I can't imagine ever working anywhere other than #ScottMadden. I've found that having lived the work on the client side is easily one of the most valuable skills you can bring to the table as a consultant. If you're curious about making the move from the client side to consulting, please feel free to reach out. I'll be ha

content:
Jason and I had so much fun representing ScottMadden, Inc. at APQC Connect 2026 these last 2 days!

Thank you to APQC for the opportunity to talk about my favorite topics with a [mostly] captive audience, and many thanks to all who attended our session today and made it such a fun discussion.

If you were there and we didn't get a chance to chat, or if you weren't there and now you're curious wha

content:
I'm excited to attend Organizational Transformation 2026 on May 14-15, 2026 with Grey Martin, and we'd love to see you there!

It's not too late to register so you can connect with leaders driving HR, technology, and culture transformation while gaining strategies you can implement immediately. The Conference Board is offering a last chance discount to attend--register by May 7 to save $200.

Ho

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evidence_experience: Career progression through Workforce Planning & Analytics, Performance & Succession Management, Employee Engagement Initiatives, Leadership & Organizational Development - all HR/Talent functions, and current role as HR & Talent Management Consultant selling change enablement to clients.

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Hans van Dokkum

publicIdentifier: hvandokkum

sourced_title: Senior Director Global Capability Center (GCC) Practice

headline: Senior Director - Global Capability Center (GCC) Practice at Accenture

about:
■ Hans has a strategy consulting background with over 15 years of strategy and transformation experience, cooperating in- and leading over 30 consulting projects across 8 countries

■ Hans combines strategy, finance and technology knowledge with deep experience across multiple industries including financial services, insurance, resources, healthcare, retail, utilities, products and communications, media & technology

■ Hans expertise includes global business services, operating model design, organisation effectiveness, finance strategy development, enterprise performance management, process analysis and improvement, operational excellence and post-merger integrations

■ Hans holds a Master in Business Administration, with a specialization in Strategy & Organization, he is Lean Six Sigma green belt trained, certified in Wharton, Kellogg and INSEAD executive programs, and published several articles on business models, future workforce, operating models and AI/automation. Hans is based in New York.

position: Strategy Senior Manager - CEO & Enterprise Strategy North America

description: Responsibilities include engaging with clients to understand their strategic business questions, frame complex analyses and recommend actionable solutions.  Partner with clients to make bold decisions on priority C-Suite issues at the intersection of business, technology and operations. Provide deep understanding of clients' industry landscape and business options in the context of global, economic, technology and social trends.

position: Strategy Consulting - CFO & Enterprise Value Accenture

description: Strategy Consulting in the business domain CFO & Enterprise Value, based out of Accenture's Amsterdam office. I help clients to anticipate business and technology trends, design innovative operating models, and improve their ability to organize, integrate and analyze a wide range of information.

position: Business Analyst

company: ING Nederland

description:
ING Group N.V. (ING) is a global financial institution offering banking, investments, life insurance, and retirement services to meet the needs of their customers.

Identifying challenges and opportunities for ING OIB.

position: Member

company: Mutual Fund Investment Club

description: The Fund tries to generate profit for its members by investing in stocks, trackers and options.

position: Chairman

company: Amsterdamse Carrière Dagen 2012

description:
As chairman of the Amsterdam career-days, I implemented a new (CRM) acquisition-procedure. This required monitoring, coordinating, and adjusting this process as I supervised a five person acquisition-team, leading to a more effective acquisition and better results.

I was also responsible for the change in the corporate image and style, and for the acquisition-training and relocation of the event itself.

I introduced the event budget which led to a cost-efficiency of 10% of EBITDA.

position: Analyst Research Project Scenarioplanning

company: BinckBank

description:
BinckBank, NV is a Netherlands-based independent online bank for investors.

I aided in the creation of a scenario planning project that to analyzed opportunities and challenges associated with the internationalization of the internal product development department.

position: Employee

company: Mise en Place

description:
Mise en Place is an international leading employment agency which has specialized in the hospitality trade since 1994.

In a leadership role, I was responsible for supervising and managing various projects as well as their preparation from implementation to successful completion.

I was responsible for several human resource tasks in the hiring and training realm including training and evaluating new and experienced employees, new employee coaching.

I also became professionally qualified in ap

content:
Every new GCC has a honeymoon phase.
By month eight, it crashes.

We call it "The 8-Month Drop."
It’s the exact moment employee sentiment plummets and the daily experience stops matching the recruitment promise.
8 common obstacles and how to fix them

#GCC
#GCCReinvention
#EmployeeExperience
#OperatingModel
#OrganisationDesign
#Accenture
#GBS

content:
GCCs will continue to scale and reinvent work —
 but what they’re built for is already shifting.

From reporting and close
 to AI-led decisions, real-time insight, and embedded risk.

The leaders are acting now:
 → Scaling core operations efficiently
 → Building AI-enabled, decision-first capabilities
 → Treating data as a strategic product
 → Embedding intelligence across the value chain

This ch

content:
I've spent time with GCC leaders. Most know the model needs to change. Few have moved fast enough. The ones that survive won't be the most efficient. They'll be the ones that reinvented what a GCC is for. 10 companies showing what that looks like in practice. Swipe →

#GCC #GCCReinvention #Reinvention #OperatingModel #OrganisationDesign #AI #Accenture #GBS #FutureOfWork

evidence_experience: "Partner with clients to make bold decisions on priority C-Suite issues at the intersection of business, technology and operations." / "I help clients to anticipate business and technology trends, design innovative operating models"

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in_575: no

suppressed: yes


Anaam Raza

sourced_title: Editorial Strategy Director

headline: Senior Marketing & Communications Leader | Editorial Strategy | Financial Services | BCG

about:
I'm an editorial strategist specialising in financial services thought leadership where I turn complex economic analysis, risk insights, and market research into content that gets read, shared, and acted on.

I trained as a journalist, studied economics, and spent a decade inside financial institutions at ING and Saxo Bank before joining BCG. That combination means I understand what experts are actually arguing, why it matters, and how to make a senior audience pay attention.

At BCG, I work with the firm's leading financial services experts across Corporate Finance & Strategy, Financial Institutions, Risk, Insurance, and Transformation — shaping thought leadership that earns media coverage and drives boardroom conversations.

position: Global Editorial Strategy Director

company: Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

description:
As Editorial Strategy Director, I work upstream with Managing Directors and Partners across BCG's global financial services practices shaping the strategic narrative of thought leadership from initial concept through to publication.

I manage multiple concurrent workstreams simultaneously, operating cross-functionally across media, social, and communications teams to ensure every report reaches the right audiences with maximum impact.

My role sits at the intersection of subject-matter experti

position: Head of Marketing and PR

company: Saxo Bank

description:
• Primary responsibility for defining the UK marketing strategy and leading all digital and offline marketing activity including product launches to drive B2C client acquisition and growth, based on overall business strategy and local office priorities in a highly regulated market.

• Reported to the local CEO and part of the UK leadership and accountable for a multi-million pound marketing budget to achieve maximum ROI, balancing user growth while tightly controlling spend & CAC.

• Developed a

position: Vice President - Digital Editorial Content

company: ING

description:
Helped to transform ING's Research department's editorial, which involved:

• Launched the development and optimisation of ING’s award-winning open access journalistic style website ING.com/ Think after MiFID II regulations.

• Spearheaded audience development with an email marketing strategy, search visibility and subscriber engagement projects to iteratively improve content creation and promotion.

• Collaborated closely with a global team of 80 economists and strategists editing ING’s resear

position: Associate - International Consumer Economics

description:
• Co-authored ING International Surveys (IIS), an innovative thought leadership survey conducted in 13 European countries to gauge attitudes to money, savings, and pension.

• Managed ING Group’s Research financial education website eZonomics.com, including editorial strategy, commissioning and producing content with a behavioural science perspective on financial decision making.

position: Head of Content

company: Scalable Capital

description:
• Reported to the Global CMO and assisted in launching a brand new SEO-friendly content website in conjunction with marketing in alignment with company goals and brand messaging.

• Responsible for planning, writing, editing and proofreading high-quality longform investment content for institutional and retail investors.

position: Content Editor

company: Mergermarket

description:
• Reported to the Head of Global Content and primarily responsible for editing proprietary and aggregated equity, fixed-income, structured finance, and deal-related news stories.

• Worked with bureau chiefs, sector editors, and reporters across the EMEA region, Asia-Pacific and the Americas to ensure legal compliance and adherence to company editorial guidelines across several newswires.

position: Content Manager

company: Debtwire

description:
Debtwire, a subscription-only real-time credit markets service.

• Reported to the Managing Editor and responsible for editing aggregate news feeds from the wider financial press, ratings agencies, company announcements, and stock exchange filings.

• Managed the European stringer network, alongside looking after editorial coverage of deal terms and managing the high yield calendar.

position: Reporter

company: The News International

description:
• Covered various beats including Politics, Culture, and Arts for Pakistan’s largest English newspaper in London.

• Prepared news packages and wrote scripts for Geo TV, a 24-hour news channel.

• Conducted in-depth research to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

evidence_experience: "I work upstream with Managing Directors and Partners across BCG's global financial services practices shaping the strategic narrative of thought leadership from initial concept through to publication... operating cross-functionally across media, social, and communications teams" - this is producing external-facing marketing content, not owning an internal knowledge/AI/governance function.

resolved_account_name: BCG GAMMA


Joseph Lui

publicIdentifier: luijoseph

sourced_title: Managing Director, Global Advanced Automation & Robotics Practice Lead

headline: Accenture Global Robotics Practice Lead | Business Creator & Growth Leader | AI & Robotics Innovator

about:
I’m a high impact, transformational executive and consulting practice lead in AI, Robotics and Advanced Automation. Bringing sustainable change through innovation is my passion. I’ve built new lines of non-traditional business that disrupt legacy business models and drive long-term profitability across industries. I made my career in spotting emerging technologies, inventing solutions, evaluating their market readiness and potential, and commercializing them to profitability. I am a builder of technologies, businesses, and markets. I have a proven track record in creating and growing consulting practices, managing P&Ls, executing M&A, leading go-to-market strategies, and delivering cross-industry implementation. I have repeatedly taken on zero-to-scale responsibilities in highly technical and operationally complex environments.

Many organizations are eager to adopt AI, modernize their data infrastructure, deploy advanced automation and robotics, and implement cloud and edge technologies to drive enterprise-wide transformation, ultimately aiming to achieve autonomous operations. However, many are encountering challenges they are not fully prepared to navigate. These are exactly the kinds of complex, cross-functional problems I specialize in solving.

True autonomous operations will only be achieved through the convergence of hybrid cloud-edge infrastructure and agentic AI architecture. This convergence will drive the proliferation of autonomous operations. Next-generation enterprise level industrial transformation, with GenAI and Agentic AI being front and center, will move beyond static ML models towards dynamic, context-aware agents that can collaborate, plan, learn, and act autonomously. At the heart of this transformation is the AI decision-making engine, which wil

company: Accenture

position: Member Board Of Directors, AI Technology Strategy Board

company: A3 Robotics

position: Member Board of Directors, University of Washington Mechanical Engineering Department Advisory Board

company: University of Washington

position: Vice President & General Manager, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision

company: Honeywell

position: Global Head Industrial IOT, Automation Technologies, Robotics

company: Amazon

position: VP & Director, General Manager Autonomous Systems, IIoT Digital Services and Site Solutions

company: Caterpillar Inc.

position: Chief Technology Officer, Smart Home Business

company: Lowe's Companies, Inc.

position: Sr. Director & General Manager, Global Connectivity, Automation and Smart Grid Business

company: Whirlpool Corporation

evidence_experience: "Many organizations are eager to adopt AI, modernize their data infrastructure, deploy advanced automation and robotics... These are exactly the kinds of complex, cross-functional problems I specialize in solving." - describes selling transformation services to client organizations, not owning Accenture's internal function.


Gianluca Barletta, PhD

sourced_title: Global Head of Data Science

headline: Global Head of Data Science at PA Consulting

position: Global Head of Data Science

company: PA Consulting

position: Partner

position: Associate Partner

company: IBM

position: Head of Smart Consulting at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

company: WSP

description: Head of Smart Consulting for WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff UK and lead for the company's Global Smart Consulting and Technology initiative. My team advised on, identifies and deploys intelligent solutions to help clients face today's problems as well as prepare for what the future holds. We focused on Smart Cities, Smart Buildings and Infrastructure, Digital Services, Connected and Automated Vehicles, Data Collection, Analytics/Visualization and Data Management.

position: National Director, Strategic Consulting

description: I led the growth of the National Strategic Consulting practice for WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Canada. The group provides services in Transit Advisory, Economic and Goods Movement Advisory, Asset Management Planning and front-end technical advisory services. While in this role, I retained all my duties as Vice President Business Development and was responsible for Strategic Development for the National Transit and Rail practice, leading business development and strategic planning activities. Under

position: Vice President Business Development

description:
Responsible for:
- Team management
- Client acquisition and relationship management
- Bid strategy and pursuit management
- Teaming and partnering
- Marketing and branding

position: Senior Consultant

description: Responsible for strategy and business development for PB UK-EuMENA in the transport sector, with focus on intermodal freight transport and ports. . Responsible for the management of clients’ relationship (port operators, Port Authorities, inland terminal developers).

position: Secretary of Industrial Advisory Board - PORTeC

company: Imperial College London

description: Management of all aspects of the creation of the Board (formed by the directors of some of the most influential companies in the shipping and port industry worldwide), including the selection of its members, relationships management, business development and event organization.

content: Come join our fast growing team! We have super exciting data transformation programs waiting for you in both private and public sector 😊

content: Come join our growing Data Science team in Manchester!! Fantastic opportunity to work on some really cool, impactful work with some truly awesome colleagues!

content: My team is growing! If you are Manchester-based, are a data whizz and genuinely like to work on innovative projects with immensely talented colleagues, please apply! ⬇

content: Super relevant and super important! Some excellent work on cyber resilience for the ecosystem, and users, of UK roads. Well done Rahul Harlalka and team!

evidence_experience: "Delivering innovation that matters to clients in the industrial sector."; "My team advised on, identifies and deploys intelligent solutions to help clients face today's problems"

resolved_account_name: PA Consulting


Jonathan Williamson FCA CDir FIoD

sourced_title: Chief Operating Officer

headline:
Chief Operating Officer at EY Northern Ireland
IOD NI Committee

about:
Currently COO for EY Northern Ireland.

Previously spent almost 20 years at PwC and was Commercial Director for the Operate Business in PwC UK and sitting on the Exective Leadership Team.  Other roles within PwC included COO of PwC Augment (2015-2017), Head of Operations for the Government Services Delivery Centre (2014 - 2015) and Audit Senior Manager (2012-2014).

Previously spent 15 months working in the Financial Management Branch of the SSA in the Department for Social Development reviewing project business cases and project finances after having spent 7 years in PwC’s audit department.

position: Committee Member

company: IoD Northern Ireland

position: Chief Operating Officer

company: EY

position: Commercial Director and Executive Leadership Team

company: PwC | Operate

description: Commercial Director in Operate responsible for Finance, Commercial Management Office, Pricing, Reporting, Governance and Risk. Also driving Execution Managed Solutions for clients in partnership with our Tax Line of Service

position: Finance Solutions Lead

description: I led our Finance Solutions business of c.150 people across NI & GB.  Finance Solutions provided Finance Managed Solutions to our clients from bookkeeping through to Statutory Accounts Preparation.  We also provided qualified and part-qualified accountants to clients to provide them with support for projects or to assist with BAU activities.

position: Examiner - Final Admitting Exams

company: Chartered Accountants Ireland

description: FAE Examiner for Chartered Accountants Ireland

position: Chief Operating Officer PwC Augment

company: PwC UK - Augment

description: COO for the Augment business (growing from c.100 from in 2015 to over 500 in 2017) responsible for Finance, Risk, Resourcing, People, Recruitment and Training.

position: Head Of Operations - PwC Government Services Delivery Centre

company: PwC

description: Head of Operations covering recruitment, training, resourcing and reporting.

position: Senior Audit Manager

company: PwC UK

description: Audit Senior Manager providing audit services to a wide range of clients including charities, private businesses and FTSE 100 entities.

content: Looking forward to launching our latest Assured Skills Academy 👇

content:
What a wonderful evening last night at the Young Enterprise NI Awards in Belfast City Hall . Delighted to be there representing EY Northern Ireland as we sponsored the event.

It was fantastic to see all the schools and the businesses they had established, the entrepreneurial spirit that existed in the room, and the evidence of the great work undertaken by Young Enterprise NI.

What made it even

content:
Really enjoyed being part of the panel discussing Directors’ responsibilities and how we can achieve a balanced boardroom with effective governance.

Thanks to Carson McDowell and IoD Northern Ireland for holding this event.

For those interested I would also strongly encourage the Chartered Director programme at Institute of Directors (IoD) as it really does prepare you for the role of being a di

content:
Today I had the opportunity to attend EY  Northern Ireland’s Women’s Safety session, focused on both personal and professional safety.

It was a powerful and important conversation — particularly hearing from Emalyn Turkington, CEO of North Down and Ards Women's Aid , on the realities many women face across Northern Ireland and the critical support services available.

This is an issue that matt

content:
This is a great opportunity to become a Engagement Business Partner focussing on finances and commercials  across our engagement portfolio.

If you’re interested in commercial/financial management please look at the roles below ⬇

disposition: QUALIFIED

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internal_vs_external: internal

evidence_experience: Chief Operating Officer @ EY (Jan 2023 - Present); previously Commercial Director responsible for Finance, Commercial Management Office, Pricing, Reporting, Governance and Risk at PwC Operate - these are internal firm operations/leadership roles, not client-facing knowledge/AI ownership specifically, but qualify for referral-tier as a top internal operations executive.

resolved_account_name: EY ifb


Carlos V.

sourced_title: Digital Strategy Director

headline: Digital Transformation and Strategy Leader | CX | Data | AI | CRM | FinTech | Innovation | Stablecoin

about:
“As a Digital Strategy Director at Wipfli, I lead digital transformation strategy, professional services, and partner engagements with major US and global banks, credit unions, de novo banks, Insurance, Wealth and Asset Management and fintech startups. With over 20 years of experience in strategy and digital transformation across industries, I have a proven track record of delivering customer-centric solutions that drive growth, loyalty, and innovation across financial services and automotive industries.

I leverage my skills in digital retail strategy, data and analytics, go-to-market execution, CRM, IT, and cross-functional team leadership to create, drive, and execute future-focused vision with passion and collaboration. I am also a certified PMP, ScrumMaster, and Master Kaizen Coach, with expertise in process improvement, agile methodologies, and lean principles. My mission is to empower organizations to transform their digital capabilities and customer engagement, and to inspire teams to achieve excellence and impact.”
- LinkedIn AI

position: Digital Strategy Director

company: Wipfli

position: Digital Client Partner

company: Temenos

description: Leading Digital Transformation strategy. professional services, partner engagements with major US and Global banks, North American and Canadian Credit Unions, de novo banks, and fintech startups.

position: Guest Lecturer - Digital Strategy

company: California State University, Fullerton

company: Kony, Inc.

description: (Acquired by Temenos)

position: Director, Digital Banking

company: Kinecta Federal Credit Union

position: Senior Digital Retail Transformation Manager (Digital Marketing and Strategy)

company: Toyota North America

description:
Digitally reinventing the way the most recognized brand in the automotive industry and its national dealer network interacts with customers at every online, mobile and in-store touch point throughout the acquisition, service and retention lifecycle.
Highlights:
▪ Lead the vision and execution of the #1 digital strategic priority for the Toyota/Lexus enterprise - an industry first OEM/captive end-to end automotive digital retail customer and dealer online/mobile platform.

▪ Responsible for join

position: Digital Consumer Strategy and Innovation Manager

description:
Highlights:
Responsible for consumer-focused strategic planning and digital innovation program operations, strategic project planning, and high profile digital programs.

▪ Led Toyota’s first step into online automotive retailing through a partnership with Toyota Motor Sales Scion Division’s Pure Process Plus program (Scion.com PP+), which developed the framework for Toyota/Lexus online digital retailing future.
▪ Spearheaded the development, adoption, and implementation of customer experience

position: Strategic Planning Consultant

description:
Highlights:
Worked with TFS strategic priority senior management leads and executives in developing three-year strategic priority roadmaps, which included providing recommendations for development, refining strategic plans as well as presentations to management committee. Established strong working relationships with all program stakeholders and influenced messaging and deliverables for Executive Management Committee presentations.

▪	Spearheaded the development of TFS’s Innovation Web Portal w

content: The Q2 Sage Intacct release is here.! See how new AI, AP and reporting features can make your days easier. Watch this webinar for demos and tips:

content:
The #AI race is impacting every industry, and it's crucial to consider how we engage with this change. Should we run, walk, or take a moment to reflect on how AI will transform our lives both professionally and personally?
At #IASAXchange2026 in New Orleans - in the middle of  an insurance conference with Wipfli clients, technology partners and peers, it was the perfect setting to ponder these qu

content: Find cybersecurity vulnerabilities before hackers do. In this webinar, we share some of the security gaps we’ve found during real-world physical pen engagements with clients. Watch and learn — before it’s too late:

content:
I’m proud to see members of Wipfli Valor representing our firm at the Special Operations Transition Foundation event in Denver. Supporting those transitioning from military service to civilian careers is an important part of what Valor is all about.
#Wipfli #WipfliValor

content: “We believe in the power of data.” Reflecting on the progress in the data and AI space during my Lyft ride to the airport from snowflake summit, I am pumped !!!! This is one of the most exciting times to be in technology. Being surrounded by the 000’s of talented data experts, clients with a clear vision, and my Wipfli data partners was beyond energizing. The next few years will be as bright as ev

evidence_experience: "Leading Digital Transformation strategy, professional services, partner engagements with major US and Global banks, North American and Canadian Credit Unions, de novo banks, and fintech startups" (Temenos) - all roles are external client/customer delivery, none show ownership of an internal firm knowledge/AI/governance function.

resolved_account_name: Wipfli


Josiah T.

publicIdentifier: josiahtubbs

sourced_title: Partner, Head of AI Services Practice

headline: AI fails on operationalization, not technology. I fix that for the Enterprise and PE sponsors | Partner, Head of AI Services, CFGI | $500M+ enterprise value delivered

about:
Most AI programs don't fail on technology. They fail on operationalization: the governance, data foundations, and operating discipline that turn pilots into P&L impact. That gap is my job.

The record behind that claim:

• $500M+ in enterprise value created across PE-backed and Fortune 500 companies, including $100M+ in incremental revenue
• 85% of quoting, billing, and support workflows automated at a $4B education company: 70% faster cycle times, $15M in recurring cost eliminated
• $1.2B in AI use-case value identified with clients including Intel, Berkshire Hathaway, and Geico • $50M in annual revenue protected through regulatory and risk strategy

I've held the three seats this work requires. Most people in it have held one.

Builder: led AI value-creation consulting at DataRobot and business value consulting at Domino Data Lab, inside the platforms enterprises deploy.

Operator: ran transformation as a VP inside Platinum Equity portfolio companies (McGraw Hill, United Site Services), accountable to the sponsor for the number, not the deck.

Advisor: started on the deal side at Deloitte, KPMG, and AlixPartners in transaction advisory, PE portfolio analytics, and restructuring. Before consulting, U.S. Navy intelligence as a intelligence analyst, cryptographer, and Arabic linguist.

Today I'm Partner and Head of AI Services at CFGI, the independent, PE-backed advisory firm for the Office of the CFO (1,400+ professionals, backed by Carlyle and CVC). I founded the practice and lead it: AI strategy, governance, and delivery for CFOs and private equity sponsors, from diligence through exit, from first pilot to run-state operations.

If you're a CFO or operating partner with an AI mandate and a flat P&L line, the distance between those two is exactly what

position: Partner, Head of AI Services Practice

company: CFGI

description:
Founded and lead CFGI's AI Services practice: a new client-facing line inside a 1,400-person, PE-backed advisory firm serving the Office of the CFO.

• Advise CFOs and PE sponsors on AI strategy and value creation across the investment lifecycle, from pre-close diligence through exit
• Built the practice's two delivery methods: the Value Creation Arc (the private equity motion, diligence to exit proof) and Foundation First (the Office of the CFO motion, sequencing AI on data and process found

position: Vice President, Transformation (Platinum Equity Portfolio Company)

company: United Site Services

description:
Led the data, analytics, and transformation agenda for a multi-billion-dollar national services company.

• Built and led the Enterprise Data & Analytics function, putting AI-enabled decision support in front of the executive team and surfacing operational efficiency and service-improvement opportunities
• Delivered $4M+ in contractor spend reduction and $500K in annual run-rate savings by pairing analytics with structural fixes in the technology organization
• Improved revenue realization a

company: McGraw Hill

description:
Led enterprise transformation for a $4B+ global education company preparing for IPO. The core of the work: AI-enabled automation and analytics at P&L scale.

• Automated 85% of quoting, billing, and support workflows across a $2B+ business unit: 70% cycle-time reduction, $15M in recurring cost eliminated, measurably better customer experience
• Delivered $100M+ in incremental revenue and $200M+ in cost savings through enterprise analytics, operating model redesign, and growth strategy workstr

position: Head of Business Value Consulting; Strategy and Operations

company: Domino Data Lab

description:
Recruited to lead strategic transformation and growth initiatives and build operational frameworks that convert customer insights into measurable enterprise value.

• Translated enterprise AI/ML programs into board-level value cases for an enterprise MLOps platform, driving $10M in ARR growth and 122% net revenue retention through customer success and operational improvements

position: COO / VP, Strategy and Operations

company: Wayfare Ventures

description: • Directed operational transformation across analytics, finance, and technology to position the company for acquisition; implemented pricing models and profitability analytics that improved forecasting and margins

position: Director of AI Success, Head of West (AI Value Creation Consulting)

company: DataRobot

description:
AI value-creation consulting for enterprise clients of a $6B AI platform company.

• Identified $1.2B in AI/ML use-case value across FP&A, revenue forecasting, churn reduction, and predictive maintenance with clients including Intel, Berkshire Hathaway, and Geico
• Scaled US West accounts to 200% of prior ARR by operationalizing AutoML, MLOps, and data science practices inside client organizations
• Directed the AI for Good program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital: predictive mod

position: Global Strategy and Analytics Leader, PE Portfolio Analytics Leader, Manager

company: KPMG US

description:
Led global analytics transformation and value creation planning for 50+ PE portfolio companies across US, Europe, and Asia.

• Led PE portfolio analytics globally: value-creation planning and analytics transformation for 50+ portfolio companies across the US, Europe, and Asia
• Founded KPMG Europe's Analytics Centre of Excellence, producing $2M in cost savings and 60% revenue growth in the 18 months after launch
• Built 100-day plan engagements around FP&A, strategic pricing, and SKU rationali

position: Transaction Advisory - Strategy and Analytics Leader

company: Deloitte

description:
Led international, cross-functional, global transformation efforts for Deloitte Analytics around technology, business intelligence, and strategic product development to develop consumer-facing reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Own the development, roadmap, and demo teams across the Diligence Platform (DDP) and Product Compliance Program - DDP is a proprietary, analytics managed service. These products led the product portfolio in profitability due to high user adoption, driving DDP from $0

content:
The Uncanny Valley Has a Comment Section

For years, we were obsessed with making AI sound more human.

Now humans are starting to sound like AI.

You can feel it everywhere. LinkedIn posts with perfect structure and no fingerprints. Emails that are polished but strangely bloodless. Comment sections where every reply feels generated, even when it probably isn’t.

“Great insight.”
“Couldn’t agree m

content:
The Real Reason Transformations Stall

Most transformations stall for one reason: leadership keeps choosing comfort over throughput.

You’ll recognize it:
	•	“Let’s do one more cut of the analysis.”
	•	“We need to socialize this.”
	•	“Let’s not disrupt the org right now.”
	•	“We’ll deal with pricing / talent / process after Qx.”

None of it sounds irresponsible, it’s familiar.
And it quietly costs

content:
The most practical AI move in PE isn’t a tool. It’s a playbook.

Operating Partners sit in the best seat in the house to scale AI across a portfolio, but only if the work is structured.

Below I lay out a clean 4-step path that mirrors what I’ve seen work in the field:

1) Readiness + opportunity mapping
Start with: Are we ready? Where can we win?
Assess readiness across data, tech stack, leader

content:
“AI-First” Isn’t a Strategy

I’ve seen this pattern at Fortune 500 companies, and have been seeing this pattern in PE-backed transformations lately:

Leadership teams declare “AI-first.”
…and then spend weeks debating tools, vendors, and platforms, all before they’ve defined the business problem.

AI isn’t always the solution. It’s a tool.
Starting with “which AI tool should we use?” is usually th

content:
I’m excited to see my friend and Booth colleague, Chaka Patterson , launch his new venture, Chaka Strategy.

Chaka has one of the most accessible and business-astute legal minds I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside. He has a rare ability to translate complex legal frameworks into clear, actionable business strategy—helping leaders move faster, with confidence, and without losing sight of ris

evidence_experience: "Advise CFOs and PE sponsors on AI strategy and value creation across the investment lifecycle, from pre-close diligence through exit" and "Translated enterprise AI/ML programs into board-level value cases for an enterprise MLOps platform" - all client-facing/sold work, no internal knowledge-reuse or IP-governance ownership described.

resolved_account_name: CFGI


Jason Cutrer

publicIdentifier: jasoncutrer

sourced_title: Managing Director, AABG Global ML & AI Lead

about: We help our customers adopt and operate in the cloud responsibly.

company: Accenture

position: Founder and President

company: Nextira

description: Sold business to Accenture in 2023.

position: Systems Engineer

company: Fanatics, Inc.

description: Retail systems engineer, Cisco configurations, Server 2003 configurations, GPO configurations, AD structuring, SQL scripting, Microsoft Dynamics RMS (HQ Client), Data Center technician

position: Systems Administrator

company: SeatonCorp

description: NetBackup engineer, Virtual Suite engineer (Quest VAS & VMWare ESX 3.0), Configuration of EMC snapshots using shell/batch scripts & admsnap, Communigate Pro admin, OpenVPN admin, Technical mentor to support group, Fibre channel zone configs, In house Data Center technician, Microsoft Dynamics GP admin

position: Server Administrator

company: American Cancer Society

description: Server Admin for the Illinois Division of the ACS.  Domino administration, AD administration,  Implementation coordinator, Secondary support to Director of Network Operations, Siebel troubleshooting, and because it was so much fun - JRE updates for DST switchover (servers & workstations.)

position: Desktop Support Specialist

description: Desktop Support Specialist for National Cancer Information Center in Austin, TX.  Secondary support to Network Administrator, Development of scripts and installation packages for Notes 6.0 roll-out (400+ seats), Siebel troubleshooting and analysis, AD administration, Image configurations and archives (ghost)

position: Technical Analyst I

company: Wincor Nixdorf

description: Automated Teller Machine technician and remote support, Wincor-Autotell technician, remote support to IBM field technicians

position: IT Contractor

company: IT

description: Worked for XBOX live support line, Wayport.net ISP level 2 support line, Inside sales for Dell consumer line, Jr. Sys Admin for Abilene ISD

content:
Cancer is cruel and unfair.  It decided to go and wreck one of the smartest and genuine people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing - and that just really sucks.

Matt Trescot loved pugs, and those pugs loved him because he was always a force against cruelty and unfairness - and this world certainly needs those forces.

In Matt’s honor, we are supporting a pug rescue that him and Jenn Trescot grew fon

evidence_experience: We help our customers adopt and operate in the cloud responsibly; headline: We help accelerate time to market for the world's leading organizations.


Prashant Lamba

publicIdentifier: lambaprashant

sourced_title: Chief Information Officer

email_status: verified

headline: Chief Information Officer | Strategic IT Leadership | Enterprise AI Innovation | Cybersecurity & Risk Management

about:
Prashant is a Senior technology leader with over two decades of experience driving digital transformation and enterprise security. He is an expert at aligning technology strategy with corporate objectives to deliver measurable business benefits.
Highlights of his expertise include:

• Innovation: Leading AI Lab initiatives and deploying intelligent AI agents.

• Cloud Strategy: Executing complex migrations and building scalable hybrid/multi-cloud infrastructures.
• Efficiency: Optimizing IT footprints to achieve significant operational savings and improved system uptime.

• Security: Architecting full-spectrum cybersecurity solutions and global compliance programs.
Prashant specializes in partnering with executive leadership to turn complex technology stacks into high-performing, secure business assets.

• Enterprise Applications: Spearheading the implementation and oversight of major enterprise systems, including Workday (HCM and Financials) and Salesforce, to streamline business engineering and global operations.

position: Chief Information Officer

company: RGP

position: Senior Managing Director

company: Ankura

description:
Cloud & Security
Security, Cloud, Network and Datacenters

position: Chief Technology Officer

company: BizMerlinHR

description: BizMerlinHR is the AI powered HCM system for fast growing mid-size organizations. Whether it is our industry pioneering competency matrix automation, or the career planner that automatically recommends trainings, the magic is clearly in the air. BizMerlinHR is entirely cloud hosted SaaS solution with native iOS and Android mobile apps. An open API integratable platform, it integrates seamlessly with Jira, QuickBooks, Slack, cloud apps, as well as your homegrown systems.

position: Product Engineering Leader

company: Oracle

company: Edifecs

description:
Edifecs, Software Product Company that simplifies processes, reduces layers of cost & improves healthcare efficiency.

Product Engineering and Management

position: Solutions Architect

company: Optum

description:
hCentive acquired by Optum

hCentive, HIPAA compliant ecommerce & integration based product platform for public/private internal system integration.

Product Engineering and Management

position: Co-Founder

company: Prodzer

description: Launched Prodzer, an e-commerce platform for local businesses to showcase their products and prices online.

position: Engineering Manager

company: Publicis Sapient

description: SapientNitro Corporation, leading integrated marketing, commerce and technology services firm that creates and engineer’s highly relevant brand experiences to accelerate business growth and fuel brand advocacy.

content:
We are expanding our AI capabilities in Pune, India!
I’m looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our team. If you love deploying robust AI models into production and seeing your engineering work drive real-world transformation, this role is for you.

#RGP #Hiring #PuneJobs #ForwardDeployment #AIEngineer #TechCareers

content: We’re looking for a Sr. Data Architect to join our team at RGP—details and application link below.

content: We’re looking for a Sr. Data Engineer to  join our team at RGP—details and application link below.

content:
We are expanding our technology team in Pune, India!

Dominique (Domino) Poirault is looking for a .NET Architect to join us. If you love designing scalable enterprise applications, defining robust technical frameworks, and driving real-world transformation, this role is for you.

content:
We're Hiring – Come Build With Us!

Looking for a Senior Data Architect and Senior Data Engineer based in Pune with hands‑on experience in Microsoft Fabric. Strong skills in Azure, PySpark, KQL, T‑SQL, Power BI, Azure Foundry, and SQL are essential.
We're building something exciting and want people who love to create, not just maintain. We're at an exciting stage where the decisions you make will

disposition: STRONG

primary_strip: B

band: review

evidence_experience: Leading AI Lab initiatives and deploying intelligent AI agents; Architecting full-spectrum cybersecurity solutions and global compliance programs; Spearheading the implementation and oversight of major enterprise systems... to streamline business engineering and global operations.

resolved_account_name: RGP EMEA


Yoel Robens-Paradise

publicIdentifier: yoel-robens-paradise

sourced_title: Health Practice Lead - British Columbia, Accenture Strategy and Consulting | Health Industry

about:
As Accenture’s Health Practice lead for British Columbia, Yoel provides executive consultant support to projects nationally. A strategic leader and a visionary problem solver, Yoel’s collaborative approach unites diverse professionals and organizations to improve healthcare. His more than 25 years of healthcare experience includes executive roles across large health authorities, leading transformational projects, building new consolidated services across multiple organizations, implementing Digital Health technology to improve service outcomes and developing organizations capacity, strategic plans and governance to improve performance.

Yoel is recognized as a dynamic conference facilitator and a thought leader in Healthcare Management, Digital Health and Information Governance. He leverages his public and private sector experience to support clients in achieving their strategic and operational goals. His practical operational experience in leveraging information and technology helps clients achieve tangible service improvements. Yoel is also known as a values-based leader -- emphasizing transparency, stakeholder engagement, public accountability, respect and customer service.

Yoel earned his Master of Public Administration in Health Administration from Columbia University in New York City. He currently volunteers as Board Director for a non-profit youth summer camp.

position: Vice President,  Gevity Canada West - BC Branch

company: Gevity

description:
Responsible for directing the Gevity BC Branch. Provide strategic guidance and direction to the partners and management team within the division to ensure that business and growth objectives are met.
 Accountability for strategic decisions regarding finances, operations and human resources and act as a professional adviser to the Senior Vice President on all aspects of the branch’s activities.
Provide senior management consulting services to clients including report preparation, presentation o

position: Vice President Digital Health Informatics

company: Providence Health Care

description: Provide Executive leadership for Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering and Health Information Management services operated by PHC at 36 sites and serves as the Executive sponsor and liaison for the Laboratory Service, Pharmacy and Diagnostic Imaging programs and the Clinical System Transformation Project. Leads PHC to strategically leverage health information and technology to enable continued health innovations and service improvements.

position: Vice President Clinical and System Transformation and Health Information Management

description: Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) the Vice President, Clinical & Systems Transformation (CST) Project and Health Information Management assumes organization-wide accountability and senior executive leadership for providing strategic direction for the CST project ($840M) and is accountable for Health Information Management strategy, policy and executive level oversight of all HIM operations at Vancouver Coastal Health, Provincial Health Services Authority, Providence He

position: Executive Director

company: PHC Lower Mainland Health Information Management

position: Director Health Records and Privacy Officer (2001-04)

position: Project Director

company: Regional Evaluation of Surgical Indications and Outcomes

position: Director of Evaluation

company: Vancouver Richmond Health Board

evidence_experience: "Provide strategic consulting and project implementation services nation-wide with a specific focus on supporting positive transformational improvement in British Columbia's Health System." and "leverages his public and private sector experience to support clients in achieving their strategic and operational goals"


Mike Polczynski

sourced_title: Partner, Digital Transformation

headline: Partner at Implement Consulting Group

about:
Mike works as a senior IT Management Consultant, assisting Clients in achieving lasting results from their transformation initiatives. He has a holistic understanding of the entire IT Lifecycle and how IT can act as a catalyst for operational efficiency. If pushed hard to name only one key area of expertise, he will say it is IT outsourcing.

Prior to joining Implement, Mike has worked as an IT Management Consultant with PA Consulting Group and KPMG Consulting and prior to that as a Bid Manager with IBM Global Services. He has extensive experience from numerous projects for procurement of IT systems, requirements specifications, EU tenders, proposal evaluation, contract drafting and negotiations as well as project and contract management on behalf of clients. He has also undertaken client-facing roles on large outsourcing projects with responsibility for the contracts and Service Level Agreements.

Specialties: Business Development, Building the CIO Management Cockpit, Process optimization and organisational improvement, Strategy and benefit realisation through IT enabled change programmes, Project and Programme Management, Project Assurance at StC level, IT at Board Level, Contract Lifecycle Management, IT Governance, Shared Services Centre, Service Catalogue, IT Outsourcing, SIAM, Vendor Management, Contract Management, SLA, ITIL, IT Due Diligence, Commercial Due Diligence of IT & Tech companies.

position: Partner, Digital Transformation

company: Implement Consulting Group

position: Partner, IT Sourcing and Selection

description: Mike co-leads Implement Consulting Group’s IT sourcing and selection service line and has more than 20 years of experience in assisting clients in navigating safely through business transformation projects. Building upon a solid background from vendor selection and negotiation of IT implementation and outsourcing contracts, Mike currently works with the full CIO management cockpit, including IT Governance, Operating Model, Capability Model, Sourcing and Location strategy. Furthermore, Mike has a

position: Board Member

company: aPureBase

description: Serving on the Board of Directors of a entrepreneurial start up within the Pharma CRM industry

position: Managing Consultant - Head of Sourcing Center of Excellence

company: PA Consulting Group

description:
Acts as navigator for Clients at Steering Committee and Project Board level in complex implementation projects.

Programme and project management. Project portfolio management. IT procurement. Sourcing. Contracts negotiations. Strategy realisation. Business Development.

position: Principal Consultant

description: IT-Management Consultant, with primary focus on project management, IT Project Procurement, Outsourcing, and complex IT contracts.

position: Consultant

description: IT-Management Consultant, specialising in IT Project Procurement, Outsourcing, Contracts and project management.

position: Senior Consultant

company: KPMG Advisory

description: IT Management consulting

position: Bid Manager

company: IBM Global Services

description: Bid Manager, responsible for coordination and pricing of complex systems integration proposals, project performance reviews and contract drafting

content:
30% prisreduktion

Dét kan man som kunde bede sin IT outsourcing leverandør om at levere, når man (gen-)forhandler sin kontrakt.

Som vi luftede for nogle uger siden her på kanalen, har vi nu sammenfattet forskellige rapporter omkring hvilke cost-drivers der er på tværs af Tech-stack’en og som alle er udtryk for dokumenteret effektivitet som leverandørerne har investeret i at automatisere - og som

content: Bedste tilbud inden der går sommerferie i den: få perspektiv på hvad der sker på AI området fra rådgiveren for Danmarks Tech Ambassadør Claus Mackinney-Valentin  som har oplevet det fra første parket i Silicon Valley - og som kan omsætte det til en dansk kontekst.

content: But look out for those Luddites, some might add!

content:
Have a captive SSC? Invest or Divest

For decades, labour arbitrage and standardisation were the main synergy drivers, prompting companies to establish captive Shared Service Centres in near- or off-shore locations.

Over the last couple of years, the large Service Providers have invested heavily in automation technologies, initially Machine Learning and RPA, and lately AI, to enhance efficiency

evidence_experience: "Mike co-leads Implement Consulting Group's IT sourcing and selection service line and has more than 20 years of experience in assisting clients in navigating safely through business transformation projects."

resolved_account_name: Implement Consulting Group


Aymen Chenchah

publicIdentifier: achenchah

sourced_title: Managing Director - Customer Experience Digital Transformation

about: 20 years of experience in consulting, business development, and delivery leadership, specializing in Customer Experience and Digital Transformation. Industry knowledge across Energy & Utilities, Consumer Goods, Retail, and Travel sectors. Skilled in cultivating trusted relationships with client business and technology leaders, alongside key ecosystem stakeholders, driving long-term partnerships. Successful track record in defining and driving Accenture’s go-to-market strategy on Salesforce in France. Consistently a high performer, exceeding targets at Accenture.

company: Accenture

position: Associate Director - Customer Experience Digital Transformation

position: Senior Manager - Customer Experience Digital Transformation

position: Head of CG Business Line

company: EI-Technologies

position: Senior Manager - CPG & Retail

position: Customer Success Manager

position: Senior Business Analyst - CRM

company: Sopra Steria Consulting

position: Business Analyst - CRM

evidence_experience: "Successful track record in defining and driving Accenture's go-to-market strategy on Salesforce in France." and "Skilled in cultivating trusted relationships with client business and technology leaders"


Emily Scoones

publicIdentifier: emilyscoones

sourced_title: Head of Digital and Innovation (Buildings, Ramboll UK)

about:
Emily Scoones is the Head of Digital & Innovation for Ramboll Buildings UK and a Chartered Structural Engineer. She is passionate about using technology to aid better collaboration and decision making to develop better outcomes for projects.

She has 9+ years experience of utilising her engineering knowledge in combination with digital design skills to create solutions that enable new, more efficient and novel approaches to real life design problems. She brings this together with her commercial knowledge and client centric approach to drive innovative ideas and deliver value to projects, clients and society.

company: Ramboll

position: Head of Digital Innovation (Buildings, Ramboll UK)

position: Head of Digital Innovation (Building Services, Ramboll UK)

position: Principal Computational Design Engineer

position: Senior Computational Design Engineer

description: Emily currently leads the Ramboll SiteSolve Technology-Enabled Consultancy stream, which utilises and adapts Ramboll's generative design software to improve decision making at early-stage design to provide new business offerings.

position: Structural Computational Design Engineer

position: Graduate Engineer

description:
As a graduate engineer, Emily worked on a variety of traditional structural engineering projects in the UK in parallel with developing digital workflows, tools and apps to aid in the efficiency of projects.

She has worked on residential and commercial development projects at a range of scales. Digitally her experience ranged from creation of parametric models, bespoke custom C# apps and plug ins.

position: Business and Project Lead

company: SiteSolve

description:
Helping developers and land owners to:
 - rapidly understand site feasibility for residential developments.
 - Test residential development strategies to help achieve client's goals
 - undertake rapid portfolio studies to help them deliver housing strategies and understand the potentials of their sites.

Using SiteSolve's generative design technology combined with team's expertise, the team can help you maximise the value of your sites on an individual or portfolio basis.

content:
There is a lot of uncertainty, hype and excitement around AI so I am looking forward to discussing it with Ben Jervis Dale Sinclair and May Winfield tomorrow.

Sign up here to watch : https://lnkd.in/eFKh7Tek

content:
𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 “𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥” 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 “𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝” 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, according to Anthropic’s recently released “Labor Market Impacts of AI.” I'm not sure the industry is as “replaceable” as it might imply, but I do think we need to redesign roles, skill sets, and ways of working to adopt and leverage AI.

Questions to move us forward:
 - How do w

content:
🌟Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2026: ‘Skills for Life’ 🌟

At Ramboll we believe in the power of apprenticeships to support the growth of our people. For me it is great to see the impact colleagues, such as Craig, can have in the digital and innovation space with this new skillset.

#NAW2026 #SkillsForLife #InvitingBrightMinds

evidence_experience: "Emily Scoones is the Head of Digital & Innovation for Ramboll Buildings UK... passionate about using technology to aid better collaboration and decision making to develop better outcomes for projects." She leads the internal digital/innovation function for Ramboll's Buildings UK division, though prior roles included client-facing computational design and SiteSolve product/consultancy work.

resolved_account_name: Ramboll Management Consulting


Mark Furman, MD, MBA

sourced_title: Practice Lead, Global Healthcare Services

headline: Global Practice Leader Healthcare Services| Leadership Advisor & Executive Search Consultant

about:
Dr. Mark I. Furman leads Spencer Stuart’s Global Healthcare Services practice, advising many of the world's leading academic medical institutions, integrated health delivery systems, nonprofits, and biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies on leadership strategy and organizational needs. He specializes in recruiting CEOs, Board Directors, and senior executives across the healthcare spectrum and also counsels physicians, scientists, and clinicians on their leadership journeys to enhance the healthcare industry.

An academic cardiologist with over 25 years of experience in clinical care, hospital leadership, research, and education, Mark brings valuable insights as a leadership advisor and search professional.
Medical and academic leadership.

Before joining Spencer Stuart, Mark was a faculty member at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He served as Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at South Shore Hospital, a clinical affiliate of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and previously directed Interventional Cardiology at UMass Memorial Health Care while holding a professorship in medicine and cell biology at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine.

Mark is an internationally recognized expert in platelet physiology and thrombosis, having published extensively in prominent journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,  Circulation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, and The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He is a frequent presenter at major international scientific meetings and has been included in Castle Connolly and U.S. News & World Report’s Top Doctor lists.

He received the Lou Rieger Quality Award, recognizing his commitment to exceptional client service.

Mark completed his cardiovascular medic

company: Spencer Stuart

position: Partner

position: Consultant

position: Member of the Board of Trustees

company: Judge Baker Children's Center

position: Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital & Chief of Cardiology at South Shore Hospital

company: Brigham and Women's Hospital

description: Lead the administrative, budgetary and clinical programs relating to cardiovascular diseases at South Shore Hospital and enhances the clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women's Hospital.  Responsible for clinical cardiac and vascular operations, outcomes, and peer-review.  Work with multiple medical departments (radiology, emergency, surgery) and hospital departments (nursing, finance, IT, EMS, rehabilitation) to allow South Shore Hospital to become the region's choice for cardiovascular care

position: Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Pediatrics

company: University of Massachusetts Medical School

description: Involved in teaching, research and clinical care. Research interests included platelet physiology

position: Director, Interventional Cardiology

company: UMass Memorial Medical Center

description: Responsible for the clinical. educational and research programs in Interventional Cardiology at UMass Memorial, the largest health care provider in central Massachusetts.  Associate Director of large, well-funded research laboratory focusing on platelet function in cardiovascular diseases.  Developed systems to improve patient access and flow and led the initiative to reduce door-to-balloon times.  Developed and coordinated all the public reporting requirements with the state Department of Publi

position: Interventional Cardiologist and Assistant to Associate Professor of Medicine & Cell Biology

company: UMass Medical School

content: Marked by greater market volatility, inflation, activist pressures, complex trade dynamics, and economic uncertainty, 2025 was a banner year for CEO turnover. In all, 168 new S&P 1500 CEOs were named during 2025 — the most since 2010. Learn more:

content: Leadership decisions at the top carry lasting consequences. How can companies ensure they're building leadership that lasts? In this edition of Empowering Leaders, we examine how organizations can get C‑suite succession right, what the private equity talent market is revealing about trust, partnership and credibility, and why leaders in the age of AI must balance technology with human insight.

content: Geopolitics, economics, technology and social expectations are re-wiring how work happens and what “good” looks like in talent. Find out why it's essential to prioritize experiential learning to build resilient, future‑ready capability across organizations:

content: We asked current and former CEOs from around the world about their expectations and experience related to their transition. Find out some of the surprising responses in one of our top reads of the year:

evidence_experience: "Dr. Mark I. Furman leads Spencer Stuart's Global Healthcare Services practice, advising many of the world's leading academic medical institutions... He specializes in recruiting CEOs, Board Directors, and senior executives across the healthcare spectrum"

in_612: no


Gaurav Jangid

sourced_title: Senior Partner, Head of Data & Technology Practice, NA

headline: Senior Partner | Head of Data and Technology Practice

about:
Strategic and results-driven leader with extensive experience in partnering with financial services clients to provide a wide assortment of technology and consulting services. Leverage deep industry and solution knowledge for alignment of services and products to drive business value and results for Global 2000 companies.

In my current role, I'm responsible for P&L, practice building, business development and client relationship management.

Industry: Asset & Wealth Management – traditional & alternative investment management, channel & support services; Asset Servicing – custody & cash, fund accounting, performance & risk analytics, Middle Office Outsourcing

company: Alpha FMC

position: Head of Data, Cloud and Reporting Services

position: Client Partner

company: Cognizant Technology Solutions

position: Senior Account Manager

position: Engagement Manager

position: Manager Projects

company: BNY

content: Chelsea Pomerenke is #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested?

evidence_experience: "extensive experience in partnering with financial services clients to provide a wide assortment of technology and consulting services... responsible for P&L, practice building, business development and client relationship management."

resolved_account_name: Alpha Alternatives


Saria Joseph Beainy

publicIdentifier: sariajosephb

sourced_title: Head of Data & AI Denmark

headline: Head of AI & Data | Building Responsible, High-Performance AI Organizations | Scalable Product & Program Delivery | Executive Advisor

about:
I lead complex Data & AI transformations in enterprise environments where ambition often outpaces the existing structure.
My work sits at the intersection of technology, strategic judgement, and disciplined execution building ethical programs that move beyond pilots and into adoption and scale.

AI amplifies and raises the standard for strong and informed leadership.
Organisations adopting AI face three realities:
• Decision consequences increase
• Execution gaps become visible
• Leadership maturity is tested

I focus on building systems that can withstand that pressure.
My areas of focus include:
• Product-driven delivery in complex transformations
• Clear decision rights and accountability structures
• Designing high-performance operating models
• Redesigning work as automation reshapes roles
• Responsible AI and risk-aware adoption

I believe delivery discipline is a leadership principle and not a management tactic. Clear ownership, honest trade-offs, and strong standards are what allow AI to scale successfully.

As a leader operating across cultures and generations, I care about building organisations that are both high-performing and ethical.

If you’re navigating AI adoption at scale and thinking seriously about governance, performance, and long-term resilience, I welcome a thoughtful discussion.

position: Head of AI & Data Digital Core Denmark

position: Salesforce Net Zero Cloud GTM Lead Nordics

position: Senior Product Manager

company: Wunderman Thompson MAP

description: Salesforce Einstein AI SME

position: Senior Salesforce Consultant

company: Publicis Sapient

description: previously Changi Consulting, aquired by Publicis Sapient

position: Project Manager

company: Keeward Group

description: part of the Bookwitty subsidiary

position: Product Manager

company: Bank Audi

company: OMS mena

position: Freelance Writer

company: Various

description: print and digital journals, magazines, and publications

evidence_experience: "I lead complex Data & AI transformations in enterprise environments where ambition often outpaces the existing structure." - this describes services delivered to client organisations, not ownership of Accenture's own internal function.


Gemma Courtneidge

publicIdentifier: gemmajell

sourced_title: Head of UK Resource Management Technology Enablement & Analytics

headline: Resource Management Technology Enablement & Analytics; Transforming Resource Management by Embracing Technology

about: As the head of our Technology Enablement & Analytics team I am responsible for setting the strategic direction and leading the function through transformational change. With a focus on driving efficiency & effectiveness through technology innovation and data analytics & insight, embracing automation and AI to drive real change in how we operate.

company: EY

description:
The UK&I Resourcing function focuses on optimising people productivity to drive business performance, quality, employee experiences and engagement through supply, demand and experience management.
Resourcing Technology Enablement & Analytics is at the heart of the Resourcing function delivering a smarter, more efficient, more effective way of working, empowering our people to embrace & adopt technology that helps improve how we allocate workforce and the experiences our people receive.

As the

position: Senior Project Manager - Resourcing CoE

description: Senior Project Manager leading transformational change across Resource Management through, Technlogy, Innovation, Data and Operational Excellence.

position: Assistant Director, Assurance Resource Management, Energy

description: Resource Manager for our Energy Group within Assurance. Resourcing senior level people across Mining, Oil, Gas, Utilities & Renewables in our audit practice.

position: Recruitment Manager

description:
Recruitment Manager looking after Tax, Legal and People Advisory Services. Managing a UK wide team of recruiters, responsible for hiring across levels; Jan - Jun 2017. Previously, Recruitment Manager for Financial Services Assurance practice, looking after, Banking & Capital Markets, Asset Management, Insurance & Pensions; 2011 - 2016

Also led strategy on Internal Mobility and improved Internal Recruitment processes across the UK firm. Focussing cross service line - Assurance, Tax, Advisory and

position: Recruitment Officer, Assurance, Advisory and Tax

description: Recruiting Assurance staff across a range of client sectors including: Mining, Oil, Gas & Utilities; Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction; Technology, Communications & Entertainment and Advisory staff into Climate Change & Sustainability and Energy Trading & Risk Management roles.

position: Experienced Hire & Graduate Recruiter

company: Audit Commission

description: Recruiting experienced hires and graduates and developing graduates on our professional graduate training scheme.

position: Consultant

company: RMF Recruitment

description: Recruiting professionals into the Financial Services Industry and providing in-house recruitment and HR services for the company group.

position: HR Assistant

company: University of Southampton

description: Handled and issued all contracts for visiting lecturers and fellows, varying terms based on employment status and tenure with the university.

band_reasons: disqualified; owns_internal_but_killed

evidence_experience: "The UK&I Resourcing function focuses on optimising people productivity to drive business performance, quality, employee experiences and engagement through supply, demand and experience management." and prior roles as Recruitment Manager / Resource Manager show this is HR/staffing, not knowledge management.


Grace U.

publicIdentifier: gracespindel

sourced_title: Head of Product | Office of the CTO

headline: Head of Product | Supporting Early Stage Founders From Zero to One

about:
As Head of Product, I partner with architecture, design, and engineering teams to deliver scalable products and platforms. My expertise lies in product strategy, product marketing, and applying methodologies such as lean startup, agile and shape up in driving measurable outcomes.

Over the course of my career, I have launched EY's AI Engine Room for the U.S. consulting practice, led M&A due diligence on deals ranging from $50M to $7B+, and built the product organization for the Americas Office of the CTO. Currently, I'm working on embedding AI into our workflows to evolve us into an AI-native product development team.

In addition to my work at EY, I also lead the Founder Institute’s Pre-seed Accelerator in Miami, empowering early-stage founders and fostering innovation in South Florida.

I’m obsessed with digging deep into questions around infrastructure to support modern families whether it’s care coordination, future of work, or health and wellness - mostly noticing where things seem to strain in everyday situations and how it shows up as cost for parents, employers and institutions. If you’re building solutions in this space, I’d love to connect.

position: Head of Product | Office of the CTO

position: Head of Venture Studio & Incubator

position: Ecosystems Lead & Product Manager (E-Hub)

position: Leader | Pre-seed Accelerator

company: Founder Institute

position: Mentor

position: Chief of Staff to EYP Innovation Officer

company: EY-Parthenon

position: MBA Investment Associate

company: Techstars

description:
• Developed comprehensive investment theses focused on the insurtech sector.
• Sourced and screened 130+ startups, identifying high-potential investment candidates.
• Successfully endorsed four of the funded startups that were accepted into the accelerator program.

position: Director to Senior Director

description: • Led buy-side and sell-side M&A strategy and due diligence in the life sciences and healthcare sector.

content:
I’ve spent most of my career in product, and whether you’re building inside a large enterprise or an early-stage startup, one pattern keeps showing up: meaningful progress comes from sticking to the rule of one.

One painful problem.
One clear customer.
One wedge that solves that pain better than anything else that someone will pay for.

From there, every decision gets easier:

What to build next.

content:
Throughout my career, I’ve worked at the intersection of innovation, product development, and entrepreneurship. Through my work with founders, startup ecosystems, and angel investing, I’ve seen firsthand how important thoughtful capital allocation and strong investor-founder relationships are to building enduring companies.

Honored to be selected for VC Lab's Venture Institute Cohort 7 and join a

content:
Nearly 3/4 of moms with children under 18 are in the labor force, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

That means childcare disruptions are not edge cases. They’re now part of how the labor market actually functions.

While I’m grateful for the flexibility I have at work, most women don’t have that same margin.

For them, a missed meeting, an unexpected absence, or a schedule reshuffle can

content:
Founders often ask VCs for fundraising advice.

How about the founder’s perspective from being in the trenches, building while fundraising? Or the angel who is usually the first check before any traction?

Or a founder who raised alternative forms of capital because we all know not all companies are venture-backable.

This is the conversation I’ll be moderating tonight.

We’ve got a strong mix o

content:
Judging Startup Grind Miami’s pitch competition tonight.

In 3 minutes, you can tell a lot.

Clarity of thinking, depth of market understanding, why now, why you.

Excited to see what Miami founders are building!

evidence_experience: "I have launched EY's AI Engine Room for the U.S. consulting practice... built the product organization for the Americas Office of the CTO. Currently, I'm working on embedding AI into our workflows to evolve us into an AI-native product development team."


Nick Cernese

headline: Partner/Principal - Americas Life Sciences Finance Transformation Leader at EY

about:
Nick Cernese is a Principal with EY's Global Health Sciences & Wellness industry market group.  He presently serves as the Americas Finance Transformation Leader for the Life Sciences sector and the Global Client Service Partner for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and BioMarin Pharmaceuticals.  He has more than 20 years of consulting and business advisory experience serving the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotech industries leading large-scale information technology and business transformation projects.  Within the Finance domain, Nick advises CFOs, Controllers and functional & regional finance executives to optimize the full range of finance capabilities including transaction processing, tax, treasury, internal audit, planning & analysis, reporting and accounting policy, and has led end to end transformation programs including creation of overall transformation vision and mission, process re-engineering, outsourcing, automation, shared services design and implementation support, organizational change management strategy, financial information systems implementation, statutory and regulatory controls design and compliance, and global program management.

Prior to joining EY in 2002, Nick began his career at another Big Four accounting firm, where he focused on process audits and internal controls design in support of large technology-enabled transformation programs.

Nick holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Boston University.  He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

position: Global Client Service Partner - BioMarin Pharmaceuticals

position: Global Client Service Partner - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

position: Partner/Principal - Global Consulting Health Sciences & Wellness Industry Market Leader

position: Partner/Principal - Global Life Sciences Industry Sector

description: Global Consulting Account Leader for Johnson & Johnson

position: Partner/Principal - Americas Advisory Health Sciences & Wellness Industry Market Leader

position: Partner/Principal - Finance Performance Improvement

position: Senior Manager - Finance Performance Improvement

content:
I'm looking forward to Life Sciences Accounting & Reporting Congress 2026. Join me this March and save 10%* with my VIP code 26FAV10 here: https://lnkd.in/eHN3yfxH

#LSAccounting #Finance #Accounting #FinancialReporting #LifeSciences #Pharma #Biotech #MedicalDevice

content: I had the privilege of facilitating a portion of the NY event alongside two of my favorite and most insightful colleagues, Deirdre Ryan and Doreen Levine and what a great time we had digging deep with our NY execs on how together we'll build the Future of Finance!

content: Day Two of the Informa Connect Life Sciences 2026 Congress, and continued great discussion and engagement.  Of course, AI is a key topic for everyone, but successful outcomes with AI are directly related to the quality of the data that AI is using, which is why I was so energized to facilitate a discussion with Jessica Kahl-Winter, CISA of Johnson & Johnson and Melissa Leonard of Merck on Harnessi

content: It has never been a more exciting time for transformation in Finance, and it was my pleasure to kick off the 2026 Informa Connect Life Sciences Accounting and Reporting Congress here in Philadelphia with a CFO discussion including Robin Kramer, CPA of Biogen and Salvatore Giovine of Johnson and Johnson. A great discussion on the role of the CFO as strategist and business partner, the way AI is sha

evidence_experience: Within the Finance domain, Nick advises CFOs, Controllers and functional & regional finance executives to optimize the full range of finance capabilities...and has led end to end transformation programs including creation of overall transformation vision and mission, process re-engineering, outsourcing, automation...


Ladanna James

publicIdentifier: ladannajames

sourced_title: Assistant Director, Public Relations and Thought Leadership

headline: I turn strategic vision into execution so sales, marketing, and partnerships deliver growth.

about:
I’ve always been that person who explains things, first to my toys as a kid, now to leadership teams trying to make sense of markets, partners, and growth priorities. I like turning complexity into “OK, now we know what to do.”

These days, that usually means helping B2B SaaS companies and global firms build simple, repeatable growth systems: who they’re really for, what triggers people to buy, which partners and routes to market matter most, and how marketing, sales, and customer teams can pull in the same direction. I’m not interested in random acts of marketing or partnerships; I care about clear stories, practical plans, and joined-up execution that actually creates momentum.

I care a lot about trust, inside the company and with customers. That means building high-trust relationships, saying the unvarnished thing when it matters, and making sure plans work across functions and borders, not just in a slide deck. And, most important? I genuinely like helping people look good in their jobs.

position: Head of Marketing & Partnerships

company: Valital

description: Spearhead growth for AI-powered SaaS solution, driving adoption in highly regulated financial sectors. Build, manage and strengthen relationships with key players. Lead effort to acquire new clients and expand partnerships, including identifying opportunities for upselling and cross-selling.

position: Go-to-Market Consultant

company: LDJ Marketing & Communications

description: Strategic GTM advisor, working with businesses on ICP development to align with buyer behaviour and market demand. Built value propositions and audience segmentation strategies using market insights. Designed dual-track strategic plans targeting niche and broad market segments. Delivered cross-channel marketing tactics aligned with brand objectives.

position: Associate Director, Global Go-to-Market, Digital

description: Led global marketing strategy to position EY as a digital services leader to the C-suite. Partnered with senior leaders to drive consistent brand positioning, enabling scalable co-marketing and joint outreach across service lines.

position: Brand and Strategy Engagement Leader

description: Developed a consistent approach to inspiring, motivating and connecting EY’s 230,000 people to the organization’s purpose and business priorities.

position: Associate Director, Strategic Communications & Brand

description: Managed multimillion-dollar budgets across marketing, PR, and brand initiatives. Directed a team of 13 across Canada.

description: Built external partnerships for podiums, sponsorships, and research collaborations.

content:
Breaking up is hard to do.

At least, that’s what the old song says.

On paper, they were perfect. Big logo. Deep pockets. All the right words about being “strategic.”

In reality, it was more like one of those relationships where you’re doing all the emotional heavy lifting and they’re doing all the demanding.

The lesson? Not all partners are worth the effort, especially the ones that:

- Eat d

content:
What’s the one piece of advice I always give my team members?

Commit to your career, not your company.

Invariably, your company will reap the benefits of your commitment.

I’ve always told my teams to see every role as an opportunity to grow. That’s how you commit to your career, not by blind loyalty to a logo, but by investing in your own skills and judgment.

You learn. You stretch by taking o

content:
“You sound like a cartoon character,” she said.

Who is “she,” you ask.  A former boss. My first and only bully boss.

To this day, I have no idea what she meant by the cartoon reference; my best guess is it was about my always‑positive demeanour, which clearly annoyed her. Just a guess.

I consider myself fortunate that I met her late in my career, when I had enough confidence and track record to

content:
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of frustration between sales and partnerships teams.

Sales sees partnerships as “relationship managers” who collect logos and sit on the sidelines of the number. Partnerships see sales as short‑term, deal‑by‑deal, and impatient.

Yeah, I've been guilty in the past of treating partnerships as something you add on once the “real” sales motion is in place, instead of

content:
I thought “more communication” was the answer.

For my team, it became the problem.

When we first went remote, I thought the answer was “communicate more.”
So I did: more emails, more meetings, more channels.

I truly believed I was being a diligent manager. All I was really doing, though, was creating information overload and making it harder for people to do their work.

I smiled when I s

evidence_experience: "Spearhead growth for AI-powered SaaS solution, driving adoption in highly regulated financial sectors. Build, manage and strengthen relationships with key players" - this is selling/driving adoption of a product to clients, not internal knowledge management.


Јοѕé М.

publicIdentifier: jomarq

sourced_title: Head of R&D | Chief AI Officer | SAP

headline: CTO + Head of R&D @ PwC ✭ ❰ ex-SAP ☆ ex-MorganStanley ☆ Venturer ☆ Inventor & IP holder ❱ COO, CISO, DPO, BISO, CAIO

about:
- Universität Mannheim (alma mater)
- MIT, Stanford, Wharton (executive programs)

Јοѕé Маrqυеᴢ; Director for Technology, Transformation & Cyber, heads the AI Program for the Digital Core practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers US, leading a global team, responsible for the R&D while being accountable for the ROI and TCO of the AI portfolio. José has around 19+ years of experience working globally, mainly out of Europe and the Americas; having a track record of success in business-technology leadership.

Starting from 2006, he was based out of the SAP headquarters in Germany, during that time he executed throughout SAP's technology and business portfolio delivering full-stack Enterprise Solutions as well as Professional Services; streamlining corporate strategy, portfolio management and go-to-market. On 2015 he moved forward to France where he was appointed Portfolio Strategist & Chief IoT Architect at the SAP Security Research Center in Sophia-Antipolis, and later on in 2018 as the COO for the SAP Labs France in Paris. Starting 2021 he took over the role of the Chief Information Security Officer & Data Protection Officer at Altán Networks (a MorganStanley venture), the first 5G-native telecommunications operator in North America.

He is a seasoned business & technology Thought Leader; as a researcher and scientific writer he holds several publications and patents around cybersecurity, data protection & artificial intelligence, he is also an experienced strategy consultant, author, and public speaker; all that in addition to his experience managing large organizations, customer & investor relationships, including the public sector.

So far, he has been driving a diverse set of innovation & digital transformation projects at global enterprises (S&P100, DAX, CAC40, IPC, as w

position: Chief Technology Officer for AI, Quantum & Robotics

company: PwC

description:
https://www.pwc.com/mx/es/inteligencia-artificial.html

PwC’s AI Portfolio
➣ Service + Product Mgmt.
➣ Solution & Technology Architecture
➣ Ecosystem & Alliance Management

 AI ADVISORY SERVICES
➣ AI Journey
➣ User Augmentation
➣ Process Reengineering
➣ Workforce Augmentation
➣ Business Super Intelligence
➣ Synthetic Research

 CYBERSECURITY SERVICES
➣ Cloud-Native Security
➣ AI Security & Responsible AI
➣ (Agentic) Insider Threat Intelligence

 Leading
➣ IP first principle
➣ PwC’s New Way

position: Chief AI Officer for SAP

description:
https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/alliances/sap/pwc-sap-ai-business-transformation.html

SAP ADVISORY SERVICES
➣ AI Strategy & Governance
➣ Process Reengineering
➣ Spec-driven SDLC

SAP CYBER SERVICES
➣ SAP SOC
➣ Cloud-Native Security
➣ Insider Threat Detection

LEADING
➣ PwC SAP AI Program

REPRESENTING PwC @
➣ ASUG
➣ ASUG-MX
➣ Handelsblatt

position: Member

company: Chaos Computer Club e.V.

position: Chief Information Security Officer + Data Protection Officer @ Altán Networks

company: Morgan Stanley

description:
CISO @ VENTURE OF MORGAN STANLEY
Designing a new-gen Information Security Office according to the NIST, US-CERT (CISA) & NSA (NSCAP).
Responsible for ensuring all aspects of the company’s cyber and information security dealing with a constantly expanding and dynamic risk environment.

Key main functions:
- PSDP (Protect, Shield, Defend, Prevent)
- MDH (Monitor, Detect, Hunt)
- RRS (Respond, Recover, Sustain)
- GMCE (Govern, Manage, Comply, Educate)
- Portfolio Strategy (Cybersecurity & IoT value

position: Ecosystem Strategist | Digital Core [GERMANY]

company: SAP

description:
SAP PARTNER & ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
The Partner Empowerment Office has the mission to ensure that existing, as well as continuously acquired new partners are enabled to deliver a world class solution & customer experience to their, i.e. our joint customers by providing them with tailored expert enablement services; having a common win–win–win as paramount doctrine.

- Partner & Ecosystems Engineering
Propose novel economic & business models.
Executing engagements with strategic partners and asso

position: Transformation Architect | Distributed Enterprise Systems [FRANCE]

description:
DISTRIBUTED ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS @ SAP SE + SAP France
- Generation, enablement, execution & delivery of customer co-innovations
- Developing the innovation ecosystem & partners
- SAP events (SAPPHIRE, SAP Leonardo Live, SAP Select, SAP Forum, SAPinsider)
- Public events (Hannover Messe, CeBIT, Smart Industries, VivaTech)
- Business Model Innovation
- Enterprise Architecture

WORKGROUPS
- Strategic Customer Program
- SAP France
- SAP Labs France
- SAP Security Research, Sophia-Antipolis
- SAP Star

position: R&D COO | SAP Labs Paris [FRANCE]

description:
INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE GROUP
- Influencing and leading strategic investments of SAP
- Leading key engagements with customers and strategic partners

SAP DATA PRIVACY GROUP
- Core Member

DISTRIBUTED ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
- Streamlining Research, Product Development & GTM

GLOBAL TECH. PARTNER STRATEGY
- Hyperscalers
- High Performance Computing
- Quantum Computing

CO-INNOVATION
- Edge Computing
- Smart Cities

position: Portfolio Strategist & Chief Architect | IoT, Industry 4.0 & Digital Supply Chain [GERMANY]

description:
BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION FOR THE IOT & INDUSTRIE 4.0
- Driving Customer and Partner Co-Innovations.
- Delivering Engagements with First Adopters.
- Solution Manager for IoT Security & Edge Computing.
- Defining novel "Service Platform" driven Business Models.
- Roadmapping the adpotion of Technology Capabilities such as: IoT Security, Low-Powered Connectivity, High Performance Computing, Decentralization & Distribution of Transactions.

WORKGROUPS
- Portfolio Strategy for SAP Leonardo

content:
La inteligencia artificial ha evolucionado para convertirse en una fuerza que está transformando la forma en que las empresas operan.

Las Predicciones Empresariales de IA para 2026, elaboradas por PwC, se basan en impacto y experiencia real. Su objetivo es ayudar a las organizaciones a transformar la ambición y el uso de la IA en valor de negocio, desde el cambio en la fuerza laboral hasta la so

content:
PwC fue nombrada líder en servicios de consultoría en AI en The Forrester Wave™: AI Consulting Services, Q2 2026.

Este reconocimiento refleja cómo en PwC combinamos el conocimiento empresarial, la tecnología y la confianza para ayudar a las organizaciones a escalar la IA de manera responsable y generar valor sostenible en sus negocios.

Conoce los detalles en: https://pwc.to/3PTP2PJ

#PwC #AI #S

evidence_experience: "AI ADVISORY SERVICES... Process Reengineering... REPRESENTING PwC @ Analysts, Press & Media Outlets" and "Leading PwC SAP AI Program" - this is PwC's externally-sold AI practice/portfolio, run for clients, not PwC's own internal knowledge/IP-reuse operation.

resolved_account_name: PwC Experience Center