Sol Rashidi, MBA

About

Sol doesn't just develop, she creates! With 9 patents and recorded as the worlds 1st 'Chief AI Officer' and the worlds 1st Chief Data Officer, in 2016, Sol paved the way for how these roles operate in enterprises, and the capabilities scale. Earning accolades that FORBES “Top 5 Leaders Taking AI to Market”, “Top 100 Thought Leaders in AI”, "Top 75 Innovators", “Forbes AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century”, “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech”, “Global 100 Data Power List”, “CDO of the Year”, “CAO of the Year”, and “Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics”. Known for her balance of visionary thinking ("The Art of the Possible") and pragmatic solutions ("The Art of the Practical"). Sol has a knack for driving innovation, scaling these innovations in enterprise, while advocating for companies to stay connected to their values in the age of AI. Her intellectual rigor meets intuition, vision meets execution, and she has a knack for extracting signal from the noise. Featured on Forbes, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fast Company, Nasdaq, MIT Review, Silicon Valley Times, etc., Sol has built a reputation as a tech executive with business acumen who can combine her technical depth with storytelling abilities to simplify complex ideas, outline a clear strategic vision, and follow through with delivery excellence. She has a knack for getting into the details while keeping the strategic intent in mind to uncover opportunity and value. Sol is currently a Sr. Fellow at Harvard, doing research on the Future of Work in the Age of AI. She is a global keynote speaker, a best-selling author (working on her 3rd book), and Chief Strategy Officer for AI & Data Governance at Cyera, #7 fastest growing startup. Prior to that Sol was the ‘Head of Technology, North America’ for Amazon’s Startup Division, and the CAO, CDO, CDAO, and CDAIO for giants like Estee Lauder, Merck Pharmaceuticals, Sony Music, and Royal Caribbean. She also helped IBM launch Watson in 2011, the world’s 1st commercial and enterprise grade AI application. Having been in the Data space for over 25+ years, the AI space for 13+ years, and the tech space for 20+ Years, Sol can scale operations and amplify market impact by combining the latest advents with tried and true technology, business acumen, and what is better known as “the soft skills”.