Bill Schmarzo is Customer Data & AI Innovation Strategist for Dell Technologies, where he is responsible for collaborating with strategic customers to facilitate cross-organizational alignment in their AI journeys. Previously, Mr. Schmarzo was CIO at Hitachi Vantara, where he spearheaded data science and co-creation initiatives, earning the prestigious Hitachi Limited’s 2020 Solution Innovation Award for his pioneering work in data science and automated machine learning. As CTO at Dell EMC, Mr. Schmarzo played a pivotal role in creating a big data practice strategy, identifying target markets, developing solution frameworks, and leading analytics client engagements with his Vision Workshop. This innovative methodology aligns an organization’s strategic business initiatives with supporting data and analytics to drive business growth. He is author of Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business; Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science; The Economics of Data, Analytics, and Digital Transformation; and, most recently, AI & Data Literacy: Empowering Citizens of Data Science. Mr. Schmarzo is a University of San Francisco School of Management Executive Fellow, Honorary Professor at National University of Ireland-Galway’s School of Business and Economics, and AI Research Fellow at Coe College. He earned an MBA from the University of Iowa and a bachelor of science degree in mathematics, computer science, and business administration from Coe College. He can be reached at schmarzo@yahoo.com, @schmarzo on Twitter, and www.linkedin.com/in/schmarzo.