Rajen Sheth, VP, Google Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss the impact of AI on business. …Read More
How the Pandemic Has Fast-Tracked AI’s Impact
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Dean Knox Named 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
The philanthropic foundation will grant Professor Knox $200,000 to fund his research using policing data. …Read More
Building a Career in Data Science: Lessons from the Journeys of Three Leaders
Demand for data scientists is exploding. At such a time, what can women do to build successful careers in this fast-growing field? A panel of industry experts, moderated by Mary Purk, Executive Director of AI and Analytics for Business and AIB for Business, discussed this issue at the recent Women in Data Science @ Penn conference. …Read More
Six Tips for Women in Data Science from the Chief Data Officer of Poshmark
When Barkha Saxena, WG’11, came to Wharton’s EMBA program in San Francisco, she was working in sales and strategy at FICO. Having started her career as a hands-on data scientist, she hoped to transition into an executive-level data science role, focusing on technology. Today, she is chief data officer of Poshmark and an advisory board member of AI and Analytics for Business (AIAB). She also was a featured speaker at the Women in Data Science @ Penn Conference, where the theme was “This is what a data scientist looks like.”…Read More
Markets in Motion with Brett McClung, President & CEO of Baptist Health
Brett McClung, President & CEO of Baptist Health, joined Wharton Marketing Professors Raghu Iyengar and David Reibstein for “Markets in Motion,” a series that examines how marketing leaders and others are pivoting their business strategies and innovating in a time of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…Read More
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan: Who Are the Winners and Losers?
The American Jobs Plan (AJP) proposed by President Biden on March 31 would spend $2.7 trillion and raise $2.1 trillion dollars over the 10-year budget window of 2022–2031, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), a nonpartisan initiative that analyzes the economic impact of public policy proposals.…Read More
How Can Financial Institutions Prepare for AI Risks?
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hold big promise for the financial services industry, but they also bring risks that must be addressed with the right governance approaches, according to a white paper by a group of academics and executives from the financial services and technology industries, published by Wharton AI for Business.…Read More
5 Questions for Katherine Lin: Data Scientist in Training
This story sits at the intersection of challenge and opportunity. First, the pandemic. While a time of crisis, it has also been a year of revealing numbers. Take, for instance, all the data generated from this very unique moment in our world’s history that can help us reflect on various outcomes and better prepare for comparable crises in the future.…Read More
Markets in Motion with Aimee Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer at Zillow
Aimee Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer at Zillow, joined Wharton Marketing Professors Raghu Iyengar and David Reibstein for “Markets in Motion,” a series that examines how marketing leaders and others are pivoting their business strategies and innovating in a time of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…Read More
Markets in Motion with David Rabin, Vice President of Global Commercial Marketing at Lenovo
David Rabin, Vice President of Global Commercial Marketing at Lenovo, joined Wharton Marketing Professors Raghu Iyengar and David Reibstein for “Markets in Motion,” a series that examines how marketing leaders and others are pivoting their business strategies and innovating in a time of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…Read More