Sol Rashidi
One of corporate America's first Chief Data & Analytics Officers, at Estee Lauder, Merck, and Sony Music
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The Current State of AI Adoption
You Don't Need AI for Everything
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Based on her book. Sol separates the AI work that delivers from the work that drains budgets, and gives leaders a clear-eyed guide to what to try, what to skip, and how to sequence it.
A practical keynote on the messy human work of adoption. Sol shows leaders how to move an organization from AI ambition to AI that people actually use day to day.
For leadership and board audiences. Sol draws on standing up data and AI functions at multiple Fortune 100 companies to show what strong data leadership looks like in practice.
About Sol
Sol Rashidi has spent her career doing what most AI speakers only describe: standing up data and AI functions inside large, complicated companies. She was one of the first Chief Data and Analytics Officers in corporate America, holding the role at Estee Lauder, Merck, Sony Music Entertainment, and Royal Caribbean, and she was an early leader on the team that took IBM's Watson to market.
Along the way she filed several patents and learned, firsthand, why most enterprise AI projects stall. Her book, Your AI Survival Guide, turns two decades of wins and failures into a practical playbook for leaders who have to deliver results, not slideware.
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- Former Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Estee Lauder, Merck, Sony Music Entertainment, and Royal Caribbean
- Early leader on IBM Watson's go-to-market team
- Author, Your AI Survival Guide (Wiley)
- Holder of multiple patents
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Sol Rashidi speak about?
Sol speaks on putting AI to work inside real organizations: enterprise AI adoption, data and AI leadership, what actually delivers value, and the human side of change. Her talks draw on her book, Your AI Survival Guide.
What makes Sol credible on AI?
She has done the job. Sol was one of the first Chief Data and Analytics Officers in corporate America, at Estee Lauder, Merck, Sony Music, and Royal Caribbean, and was an early leader on IBM's Watson team.
Who books her?
Executive teams, boards, and industry conferences that want a candid operator's view rather than vendor hype.
What formats does she offer?
Keynote, fireside chat, and panel, in person or virtual, tailored to the initiatives your teams are working on.
Where is she based and does she travel?
Sol is based in the United States and speaks at events across the country and internationally.
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