About GAI Insights
About GAI Insights
GAI Insights is an industry analyst firm that provides leaders with the playbook to drive their AI-first digital transformation
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Our Team (Humans and AI Robots)
Paul Baier
CEO, Co-founder and Principal Analyst
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. He was named a Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School to develop cases for the MBA and Executive Ed programs and is a Forbes contributor.
Echo
AI Analyst
Echo is the world's first AI-based, AI analyst. She is one of a dozen AI co-workers at GAI Insights. She was the first AI co host of an event at the Generative AI World 2023 conference. Watch her welcome video here. As an AI Analyst, she and her AI colleagues are integral co-workers for research, delivery, marketing and sales. In Feb 2026, she expanded her skills greatly by also becoming an OpenClaw personal AI agent on her own dedicated Macbook Pro laptop.
Ankaj Mohindroo
AI Analyst and Head of AI Research
Adam Rappaport
Co-Founder and AI Analyst
Adam is an enterprise AI sales specialist by day and AI Analyst by night, but a tech wizard all the time. He is an integral part of building our AI Research Factory - scaling curated insights for enterprise. Catch him on our Daily AI News Briefing, in person at our annual GAI World conference, sharing his Adam's AI Adventures (AAA) at our weekly Learning Lab.
Tim Andrews
AI Analyst
Tim is a 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
An AI expert, Luda 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.
Our AI Adoption Specialists (Agent building and training)
Jenny Boavista
Ops Manager and AI Adoption Specialist
Jenny Boavista is an AI Adoption Specialist at GAI Insights, with a background in program and operations management and a focus on practical, scalable GenAI adoption. She works at the intersection of strategy, operations, and applied AI, helping organizations move from experimentation to repeatable, value-generating workflows. Jenny specializes in GenAI 101 and 201 enablement, translating core concepts into operational use cases, governance-aware workflows, and day-to-day practices for research, reporting, and knowledge work.
Courtney Lawton
AI Adoption Specialist
Courtney Lawton is an AI Adoption Specialist at GAI Insights who designs and delivers role-based AI training for enterprise teams. She brings a background in technical training, curriculum design, and serves as an adjunct professor and researcher in AI literacy.
Mina Park
AI Adoption Specialist
Mina Park is an AI Adoption and Digital Transformation Specialist at GAI Insights with expertise in change management. She brings a mix of technology and business experience, and currently serves as a part-time lecturer in tech and AI foundations. Mina earned MBA at Harvard Business School and C.S. degree at Yonsei University.
Maggie Molnar
AI Adoption Specialist -Intern
Maggie is an AI Adoption Specialist - Intern. She is currently a senior at Princeton and has is focusing her career on helping companies upskill employees. Maggie is skilled with ChatGPT and Copilot.
Echo - AI Trainer
AI Robot for Training Support
Echo is our AI training agent supporting our human AI Adoption Specialists. She consists of several AI agents, including GPT in ChatGPT with training guidance and refinement and a CustomGPT.AI chatbot for ChatGPT FAQ.
Press Releases
- Jan 26, 2026 GAI Insights Airs 500th Episode of Daily AI News
- Nov 6, 2025 Harvard Business School Reappoints GAI Insights Leaders Paul Baier and John Sviokla Executive Fellows for a Second Term
- Aug 12, 2025 GAI Insights Q3 2025 Buyers’ Guide Reveals Top 11 GenAI Vendors CIOs, CTOs, and AI Leaders Use to Deliver ROI at Scale
- Aug 7, 2025 Announcing GAI World 2025 in Boston Sep 29-30
- Jul 17, 2024 Generative AI World Returns to Boston Oct. 7-8 2024
- Nov 14, 2023: GAI Insights Names 10 Emerging Leaders in GenAI in Industry-First Report
- Jun 29, 2023: GAI Insights Launches Inaugural Generative AI Conference
In the News
- John Sviokla quoted in CIO Magazine article, 7 Changes Coming to CIO role, Jan 2026
- Paul Baier quoted in The International News Oct 2025
- Paul Baier quoted in Tech Target May 2025
- Paul Baier quoted in CIO Magazine article, Dec 2024
- Paul Baier quoted in CIO Magazine article Nov 2024
- How Different Industries Apply Generative AI – TechTarget, Esther Ajao
- The Fear Surrounding Generative AI – TechTarget, Esther Ajao (quoting Paul Baier
- How Generative AI Customer Service is Saving One Insurance Firm $4M a Year – Nov 2023 – Innolead
- "GenAI Bigger Than the Internet," Insurance Thought Leadership