Among other topics, Mike discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Mike McNamara’s Biography Mike McNamara is the Chief Information Officer at Target, a well-known retail business with over $72 billion in revenue. As CIO, Mike is responsible for information technology operations throughout the retail company’s stores, distribution centers, headquarters locations and international facilities. Prior to Target, Mike worked at Tesco, serving as Chief Information Officer, Operations Development Director, UK IT Director, and CTO of tesco.com during his over 16 years with the company. Mike received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from University College Dublin.
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Among other topics, Nick discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Nick Bostrom’s Biography
Nick Bostrom is the author of Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a book that explains the impending threats that artificial intelligence presents to the human civilization, and ways to co-exist with its presence. He gave a TED talk on the subject of machine intelligence in 2015. Nick is also a Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University and the Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, a multidisciplinary research center at the University of Oxford whose mission is to enable leading researchers bring the tools of mathematics, philosophy and science to bear on big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects.
Nick received a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Mathematics, Mathematical Logic and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Gothenburg. He received his master’s degree in Philosophy and Physics at the University of Stockholm, a master’s degree in Computational Neuroscience at King’s College London, and a PhD in Philosophy from the London School of Economics.
Among other topics, Geoff discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Geoff Hinton’s Biography
Geoff Hinton is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor at the University of Toronto and also works at Google, where he uses deep learning techniques to improve voice recognition, image tagging and other tools. He has worked part-time at Google since 2013, when his company DNNresearch Inc., was acquired.
Geoff is known for his work on artificial neural networks, and is an important figure in the “deep learning” community. He has authored over 200 publications in the area of leanring, memory, perception, and symbol processing, including pieces in Scientific American in 1992 and 1993.
Geoff received his Bachelor of Arts in experimental psychology from Kings College at Cambridge, and his PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh in 1977.
Among other topics, Neil discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Neil Jacobstein’s Biography
Neil Jacobstein is the co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics track within Singularity University, a Silicon Valley think tank founded in 2008 at NASA’s research park in California that focuses on educational programs and “exponential technologies.”
Prior to becoming co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics track, Neil served as President of the University from October 2010 to October 2011. He has also served as a technical consultant on AI research and development projects for DARPA, Boeing, NIST, among other organizations. He was also CEO of Teknowledge Corporation, a pioneering AI company that worked on AI applications systems for industry and government.
Neil earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Wisconsin, and his Master of Science degree in Human Ecology from the University of Texas.
Among other topics, Oren discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Oren Etzioni’s Biography
Oren is the Chief Executive Officer of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a role he has had since 2014. The mission of the Institute is “to contribute to humanity through high-impact AI research and engineering.” The goal of Oren’s research is to solve fundamental problems in AI, particularly the automatic learning of knowledge from text.
Oren has been a professor at the University of Washington’s Computer Science Department since 1991, and has also been the founder or co-founder of multiple companies, including Farecast which was sold to Microsoft in 2008, and Decide, which was sold to eBay in 2013, among others.
Oren received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard and his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.
Among other topics, Greg discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Greg Meyers’ Biography
Greg Meyers is the Chief Information Officer of Motorola Solutions, a $6 Billion telecommunications equipment provider that succeeded Motorola Inc. following the spin-off of Motorola’s mobile phone division. As CIO, Greg is responsible for the entire IT organization company-wide.
Prior to Motorola Solutions, Greg worked in multiple technology roles within the pharmaceutical industry, including stints as the Vice President of IT at Biogen, Vice President and CIO of Novartis Consumer Health, and Director of Sales and Customer Technology at Johnson and Johnson.
Greg received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Rutgers University – Camden and his MBA from Temple University.
Among other topics, Angela discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Angela Duckworth’s Biography
Angela is the author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, a book that explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Angela has found that grit—which she defines as a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal—is the hallmark of high achievers in every domain. She’s also found scientific evidence that grit can grow. In our conversation, we cover the applicability of this topic to parents and business leaders alike.
Angela is also a Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the Founder and Scientific Director of the Character Lab, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia whose mission is to advance the science and practice of character development.
Angela was a 2013 MacArthur Fellow, and delivered a popular TED talk on the subject of grit.
Angela received a bachelor’s degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology from Harvard. She received a master’s degree in Neuroscience from Oxford University, and received a PhD in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Among other topics, Scott discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Scott McNealy’s Biography
Scott McNealy was one of the chief architects of the first wave of the internet, as he co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Sun Microsystems from 1982 through 2006. The company was sold to Oracle in 2010. More recently, Scott co-founded and has served as CEO of Wayin, a social intelligence company that integrates social content into new experiences for consumers and delivers greater value and control for brands.
Scott received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University and he received an MBA from Stanford University.
Among other topics, Atticus discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Atticus Tysen’s Biography
Atticus Tysen is the Chief Information Officer of Intuit Inc., a $4 billion software organization that develops financial and tax preparation software and services. In that role, Atticus is responsible for the applications supporting the company’s HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Support organizations. Atticus has been with Intuit since 2002, holding multiple roles both within and outside IT.
Prior to Intuit, Atticus was the Vice President of Engineering at Aveo Inc. He also previously worked as a software engineering manager at Octel and Apple Computer.
Atticus earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Among other topics, Guy discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Guy Chiarello’s Biography
Guy Chiarello is the President of First Data Corporation, an $11 billion global payment technology solutions company that handles almost half of all US credit and debit transactions. In that role, Guy focuses on innovation, product development and technological systems, while engaging customers and business leaders to create and enhance First Data’s market solutions.
Prior to his role at First Data, Guy was the Chief Information Officer at JPMorgan Chase, where he had responsibility for technology across seven lines of business and helped drive innovation, including creation of a suite of digital banking platforms. Prior to that, he was an IT executive at Morgan Stanley.
Guy received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the College of New Jersey.
