Paul Baier
CEO, Co-founder and Principal Analyst
Mr. Baier is the CEO and principal analyst at GAI Insights. He is a seasoned software entrepreneur with two decades of experience and multiple exits. Related to AI, he was VP of Product at First Fuel Software, an enterprise AI company for 5 years. Mr Baier co-authored 2 articles about enterprise GenAI that were featured in Harvard Business Review. In March 2024, he was appointed an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. He holds an MBA from Harvard and a BA from Kenyon College.
Dr. John J. Sviokla
Chairman and Co-founder
Dr. Sviokla is the chairman and co-founder of GAI Insights. Throughout his career he has explored the practical implications of leading technologies. He is widely published and was a Partner at PwC, Vice Chairman of Diamond Technology Partners, and a Harvard Business School Professor, where he pioneered AI research and AI courses. Dr. Sviokla has his Doctorate, Master's, and BA from Harvard University. In January 2024, he was named a Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School to develop cases for the MBA and Executive Ed programs.
Echo
Co-Intelligence and AI Analyst
Tim Andrews
Senior AI Analyst
Tim is an Senior AI Analyst at GAI Insights. He is a luminary in innovative technology. Tim's past work includes a VP position at Booz Allen Hamilton, CTO at Viant Corp., and early software contributions to the Apple Macintosh. He holds an MSEE/CS from Worcester Polytechnic and a BA from Dartmouth.
Luda Kopeikina
AI Analyst and Fractional CAIO Lead
Luda leads Fractional Chief AI Officer (CAIO) Services at GAI Insights. An AI expert, she previously was a Corporate Executive at GE and a strategic advisor to boards and CEOs of many companies. She has served on boards of 12 high-tech private and public companies. She completed her PhD in CS/AI at St. Petersburg University and an MBA at MIT Sloan as a Sloan Fellow.
Julio Barros
AI Analyst
Julio is an AI Analyst at GAI Insights. He is the founder of E-String Technologies, a cutting-edge AI consultancy. He holds a Master's from the University of Virginia and a BS from George Mason University.
Amanda Fetch
AI Analyst
Amanda is an AI Analyst at GAI Insights. She has two decades of experience in analytics, data science, AI/ML, and her work spans academia and corporate sectors. She is completing a PhD dissertation related to AI.
David DeLallo
Advisor - AI Analyst and Content Lead
David writes about AI and emerging tech and helps companies share their technology insights with the world. He has 20+ years editorial experience, with 13 years developing B2B content marketing programs for tech and 8+ years at McKinsey & IBM delivering AI thought leadership content & marketing strategies.
Adam Rappaport
AI Analyst
Adam provides Research, Analysis and Advisory Services at GAI Insights. With a keen passion for AI, Blockchain and Cyberspace, Adam's diverse and extensive background informs his innovative approach to customer-centric solutions and technical education.
Randy Bean
Strategic Advisor
Randy Bean has been an advisor to Fortune 1000 organizations on data and AI leadership for nearly 4 decades. He is a Senior Advisor, Author, Speaker, Founder, CEO, and Innovation Fellow in the field of data & AI-driven business leadership. Randy is the author of the bestselling Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI. Bean is a current contributor to Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review. He was previously founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners.
John Werner
Strategic Advisor
John Werner is a Managing Director at Link Ventures and a Forbes columnist. He is also founder of Imagination in Action, a non-profit which hosts conferences at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Silicon Valley, and at MIT. John co-founded TEDxMIT and produces TEDxBoston. His curated events have accumulated 300+ million YouTube views. Previously, John was a VP at Meta, an executive at a Y-Combinator augmented reality startup, and founder and CEO of ARIA. John is a graduate of Hamilton College.
Toby Redshaw
Strategic Advisor
Toby Redshaw is a transformational global technology innovator, business executive, board member, and board advisor. His experience spans Silicon Valley; incubators; ventures, 40 next-gen startups as an employee, board member, advisor or chair/exec chair. He has extensive IT transformation and leadership experience at FedEx and Motorola and held top executive roles at Verizon, American Express, Aviva, Motorola, Zoho, and FedEx. Toby was recognized as Top CTO 25 – Most Influential IT Leaders, InfoWorld, and Top 50 Global CIOs, Information Week.
