Alumni with experience across Microsoft, Bain, and Amazon share how they prioritize where AI creates value and scale it to impact.
Kendall leads global industry & solution sales and strategic consulting at Microsoft, helping enterprises translate AI capability into adoption and measurable impact. She brings firsthand experience navigating how large organizations identify high-value use cases, build stakeholder alignment, and move from experimentation to scaled transformation.
James spent several years at Bain & Company, where he specialized in technology and digital transformation engagements across Fortune 500 clients. His consulting background gives him a unique perspective on how leadership teams prioritize AI investments and align cross-functional stakeholders around enterprise-wide initiatives.
Utkarsh works at Amazon Ads, where AI and machine learning are central to driving advertising effectiveness at scale. He brings firsthand experience in building AI-powered products and understands the challenges of operationalizing models in complex, high-stakes business environments.