Randy Bean

Boston

Contributing Writer at Harvard Business Review

Contributing Author at Forbes

Articles

Carnegie Mellon University Is Training A Next Generation Of Data & AI Leaders

1 week ago | forbes.com | Randy Bean

How are Fortune 1000 companies and leading global organizations developing the next generation of data and AI leaders? This is a question that companies are being forced to take seriously as they recognize the need to prepare for an AI future that relies on a strong foundation of reliable and trusted data. First established over a decade and a half ago, the Chief Data Officer (CDO) role has evolved in an ongoing effort to meet the rapidly changing requirements of data and AI leadership.
How Data And AI Are Driving Business Transformation At M&T Bank

4 weeks ago | forbes.com | Randy Bean

How can data and AI be applied to drive business transformation in banking? As companies across industries explore how to apply data and AI to innovate and transform their operations for an AI future, M&T Bank, a major regional bank based in Buffalo, New York, has been investing in data and AI to optimize banking operations and enhance the banking experience for its customers.
TurboTax Meets Turbo Innovation: AI at Intuit - Tribune Content Agency

2 months ago | tribunecontentagency.com | Thomas H. Davenport |Randy Bean

Thomas H. Davenport (@tdav) is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the Bodily Bicentennial Professor of Analytics at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a fellow of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and senior adviser to the Deloitte Chief Data and Analytics Officer Program. His latest book is All Hands on Tech: The AI-Powered Citizen Revolution (Wiley, 2024).
TurboTax Meets Turbo Innovation: AI at Intuit

2 months ago | sloanreview.mit.edu | Thomas H. Davenport |Randy Bean

Topics AI in Action This column series looks at the biggest data and analytics challenges facing modern companies and dives deep into successful use cases that can help other organizations accelerate their AI progress.
Dati, analitica e intelligenza artificiale: siete in stallo?

Feb 26, 2025 | hbritalia.it | Randy Bean

Per le aziende Fortune 1000 è giunto il momento di rivedere i propri investimenti in dati, analitica e intelligenza artificiale (IA). È ovvio che dovrebbero investire in queste capacità critiche e in questi fattori di differenziazione, ma occorre che esaminino con attenzione come stanno investendo e se questi investimenti stanno portando ai guadagni e ai livelli di valore aziendale che aspirano a raggiungere.
Forging A Global Path to Responsible AI To Achieve a Beneficial AI Future

Feb 20, 2025 | forbes.com | Randy Bean

The transformational potential of AI is undisputed. In a recent survey of global AI and data leaders, 98.4% stated that their organizations were increasing their investments in AI and the data that provides its underpinnings, and 96.6% expressed the view that the overall impact of AI will be beneficial.
The GenAI Focus Shifts to Innovation at Colgate-Palmolive

Feb 12, 2025 | mitsloanme.com | Thomas H. Davenport |Randy Bean

Topics Subscribe Share Colgate-Palmolive, the consumer products giant whose origins date back to 1806, has long been a data- and insights-oriented company. It has gathered consumer market research for decades and has employed innovative analytics to make sense of that data.
The GenAI Focus Shifts to Innovation at Colgate-Palmolive - Tribune Content Agency

Jan 30, 2025 | tribunecontentagency.com | Thomas H. Davenport |Randy Bean

Thomas H. Davenport (@tdav) is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the Bodily Bicentennial Professor of Analytics at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, a fellow of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and senior adviser to the Deloitte Chief Data and Analytics Officer Program. His latest book is All Hands on Tech: The AI-Powered Citizen Revolution (Wiley, 2024).
The GenAI Focus Shifts to Innovation at Colgate-Palmolive

Jan 30, 2025 | sloanreview.mit.edu | Thomas H. Davenport |Randy Bean

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Five Trends in AI and Data Science for 2025

Jan 8, 2025 | sloanreview.mit.edu | Thomas H. Davenport |Randy Bean

Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty ImagesThis is the time of year for predictions and trend analyses, and as data science and artificial intelligence become increasingly important to the global economy, it’s vital that leaders watch emerging AI trends. Nobody seems to use AI to make these predictions, and we won’t either, as we share our list of AI trends that will matter in 2025. But we will incorporate the latest research whenever possible.