Among other topics, John discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
John Hagel’s Biography
John is the Co-Chairman of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge. This Silicon Valley-based group conducts original research and develops substantive points of view on emerging business opportunities that should be on CEOs’ agendas. John has over 30 years of experience as a management consultant working both independently and with leading consulting firms. John is also a highly-acclaimed speaker and author. His latest book is “The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, can Set Big Things in Motion”.
John received bachelor’s degrees from Wesleyan University and Oxford University. He also received a J.D. and MBA from Harvard University.
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Among other topics, Jeff discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Biography
Welcome to Metis Strategy’s Forum on World Class IT. I’m Peter High, and I’m pleased to welcome Jeff Dean to the broadcast. Jeff is a Google Senior Fellow, currently leading Google Brain, the search giant’s initiative to build large-scale artificial neural networks. Jeff also leads the development of TensorFlow, Google’s open-source library of machine learning algorithms.
Jeff joined Google in 1999 and had a leading role in building much of the core technology and infrastructure of the company
Jeff earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota where he studied Computer Science and Economics. In 2009, Jeff was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and was also named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS).
I recently caught up with Jeff by phone at his office in Mountain View, California. Our conversation covered World Class IT principle, one, People, as we discussed how Google continues to attract, retain, and train top engineering talent; principle three, Project & Portfolio Management, as we discussed Google’s process for productizing its AI research and bringing it to market, and principle four, IT & Business Partnerships, as we discussed how Jeff determines who to interact with inside and outside the company. We also discussed Google’s vision for the transition from the mobile first world, to an AI first world, and how Jeff and the Google Brain team are building the infrastructure to bring this vision to life.
Among other topics, Mike discusses the following issues with Metis Strategy:
Mike Macrie’s Biography
Mike Macrie is the Chief Information Officer of Land O’Lakes, a $15 billion agricultural- cooperative. In that role, Mike is responsible for leading the organization’s digital transformation while overseeing the operations of information technology. Through his work at Land O’Lakes, Mike was awarded the Forbes CIO Innovation Award.
Prior to joining Land O’Lakes, Mike worked for Ingersoll Rand where he was the Vice President of Software Architecture and Strategy. Mike also held positions at G5 Technologies and AlliedSignal Aerospace (Honeywell).
Mike received his bachelor’s degree in Physics from Cornell University, where he was also a member of the varsity baseball team, and he also has an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
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.
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.
