ABOUT ME

About Sol Rashidi

AI & Technology Leader

Sol Rashidi is a renowned executive and influencer in the AI, Data, and Technology sectors. She was pivotal in launching IBM's Watson in 2011, marking one of the earliest applications of Artificial Intelligence. With a career featuring over four C-suite roles across Fortune 100 companies and 32+ large-scale AI and Data implementations, Sol has spearheaded numerous pioneering projects. She holds eight patents and has received multiple accolades, including "Top 100 Thought Leader in AI" and "Forbes AI Maverick of the 21st Century."

Sol Rashidi is an esteemed executive, leader, and influencer within the AI, Data, and Technology space. Having helped IBM launch Watson in 2011 as one of the earliest world applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), holding over 4 C-Suite positions across Fortune 100’s, and with 32+ large scale AI & Data implementations under her belt, she’s been at the forefront of ideation, design and deploying Data & AI applications.

Sol has eight (8) patents granted, and has received awards that include:

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  • • Top 100 Thought Leaders in AI
  • • The Top 75 Innovators
  • • Top 65 Most Influential Women
  • • Forbes AI Maverick of the 21st Century
  • • Top 10 Global Women in AI & Data
  • • Top AI 100 Achievements Award
  • • 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech
  • • Global 100 Power List
  • • Top 20 CDOs Globally
  • • Chief Analytics Officer of the Year
  • • Chief Data Officer of the Year
  • • Isomer Innovators of the Year (3x)
  • • Top 100 Innovators in Data & Analytics (4x)
  • • Top 100 Women in Business

Sol is an energetic business executive skilled at coupling her technical acumen with story-telling abilities to articulate business value with startups, scale-ups, business owners, private equity firms, and Fortune 500's who are leaning into data, AI, and technology as a competitive advantage, while wanting to preserve the legacy in which they were founded upon.

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Sol has served as a C-Suite member across several Fortune 100 & Fortune 500 companies including:

  • – Chief Analytics Officer – Estee Lauder
  • – Chief Data & Analytics Officer – Merck Pharmaceuticals
  • – EVP, Chief Data Officer – Sony Music
  • – Chief Data & AI Officer – Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
  • – Sr. Partner leading the Digital & Innovation Practice – Ernst & Young
  • – Partner leading Watson Go-To-Market – IBM

Her reputation has been built on having:

  • – A unique ability to connect her IQ with EQ (emotional), BQ (business), and SQ (social)
  • – Being a Transformer, seeing 2 to 3 years ahead of where a company is and laying the stepping stones to get there
  • – Leading change, disrupting the status quo, and integrating AI and Data into existing organizational structures and processes
  • – Being an evangelizer, building excitement and momentum around “NEW” advancements & capabilities that drive business outcomes
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