Ian Barkin

Co-Founder

Tampa, Florida, United States26 yrs 11 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over 25 years in digital operations and automation.
  • Co-author of two books and eight LinkedIn Learning courses.
  • Advisor to leading process intelligence and low-code/no-code platforms.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in SaaS and Intelligent Automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business TransformationDigital TransformationConversational Ai

Other Skills

AI AgentsAccount ManagementAnalysisAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ProcessBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO)Business StrategyChange ManagementConsultingCreative SolutionsDelivery Excellence

About

With over 25 years of experience in digital operations, robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent automation, business process outsourcing (BPO), and the future of work, Ian Barkin is a seasoned leader and innovator in his field. He is the co-author of two books and the author of eight LinkedIn Learning courses on RPA, AI, and Agentics, reaching millions of learners and professionals around the world. He is an advisor to leading process intelligence and low-code/no-code platform companies, Skan.ai, Ema.co, and PROCESIO. Ian is the founding partner at 2B Ventures. He is a co-founder and former chief strategy and marketing officer of Symphony Ventures, a global leader in RPA and intelligent automation services that was acquired by SYKES in 2018. He is a passionate advocate of the 'worker of the future', and believes that RPA, AI, Agentics, and innovation can enable SMBs to unleash their best people, and transform with a process-first approach.

Experience

26 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Magentiq

Co-founder / Co-CEO

Jun 2025Present · 11 mos

  • MagentIQ delivers AI + people as-a-service.
  • Our multi-agent workforce fuses cutting-edge AI with world-class talent to help businesses scale quickly, optimize costs, and unlock real value from AI. Founded by pioneers in AI, automation and global talent, magentIQ offers tangible outcomes backed by decades of experience delivering transformation for global companies.

Ema unlimited

Strategic Advisor

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • A Universal AI Employee that works hand-in-hand with human colleagues to reduce repetitive and tedious tasks so teams can focus on more strategic, creative and purposeful work. Bringing a generational shift in how enterprises work in the future.

Linkedin

3 roles

Author of Linkedin Course: "RPA in Action: Use Cases to Inspire"

Promoted

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Topics Covered:
  • How and where to implement and deploy RPA
  • How to identify candidate processes in your organization that are ripe for transformation via RPA
  • Key process areas and specific use cases where RPA has made a big impact

Author of LinkedIn Course: "Introduction to Conversational AI"

Mar 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

Author of LinkedIn Course: "Process Discovery for Robotic Process Automation"

Sep 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos

Conversational AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)

2bventures

Founding Partner

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • 2B Ventures is a forward-thinking company that advises, invests in, incubates, and develops the skills, tools, and outcomes necessary to shape the future of work. At 2B, I bring my 25 years of strategy, sales, and marketing experience to bear for partners and portfolio companies alike.
Business TransformationDigital TransformationDigital StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)

Linkedin

5 roles

Author of LinkedIn Course: "Intelligent Automation Foundations"

May 2022Present · 4 yrs

  • Topics Covered:
  • What is Intelligent Automation?
  • Capabilities that make up Intelligent Automation
  • Complex Intelligent Automation solutions
  • Management of an Intelligent Automation program
  • Success factors for scaling Intelligent Automation

Author of LinkedIn Course: "Process Mining for Robotic Process Automation"

May 2022Present · 4 yrs

  • Topics Covered:
  • What is Process Mining?
  • The Value of Process Mining
  • Building a Business Case
  • Optimizing and Redesigning Processes

Member of 1st LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program (#First100)

Jan 2022Mar 2022 · 2 mos

  • I was selected by LinkedIn as one of only 100 Creators to take part in the Inaugural Creator Accelerator Program. The Creator Accelerator Program is a 10-week incubator style program where Creators bring new concepts and visions to life, grow their audience, and engage with the LinkedIn community. It was a blast! And and honor to be one of the #First100

Author of LinkedIn Course: "RPA, AI and Cognitive Tech for Leaders"

Feb 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • Topics Covered:
  • Understanding the digital operations landscape
  • Where digital ops fits in your business
  • Digital ops front-office and back-office use cases
  • Drafting a strong, top-down mandate
  • Investing reasonably in digital transformation
  • Managing expectations for AI projects

Author of LinkedIn Course: "Introduction to Robotic Process Automation"

Oct 2018Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Topics Covered:
  • What is robotic process automation (RPA)?
  • The RPA vendor landscape
  • Differences between RPA and other tools
  • Best practices at the process and enterprise levels
  • Identifying opportunities for automation
  • Prime opportunity areas for automation
  • Key stakeholders in your RPA journey
  • Tips for success from the front lines

Skan.ai

Advisory Board Member

May 2022Present · 4 yrs

  • Advisor to leading Process Intelligence firm, with venture backing from Dell Technologies Capital, Citi Ventures, Cathay Innovation, and others

Procesio

Strategic Advisor

Feb 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Advisor to exciting low-code/no-code platform company, born out of deep industry experience, and purpose built to help businesses unleash their best people, and transform with a process-first approach.

Bain & company

Bain External Advisor

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Member of Bain Advisor Network, a group of 500+ global executives with deep sector and functional experience that support Bain case teams. Serving as an external advisor on confidential projects related to Digital Transformation, and the adoption and scaling of Intelligent Automation, RPA, advanced analytics, and AI.

Sykes

2 roles

Podcast Host

Aug 2019May 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Host of the OneTAKE podcast - ran for 66 episodes and explored the future of work, life and culture with the entrepreneurs, authors, academics, visionaries and game changers shaping that future. Hosted on Spotify, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Podbean, as well as LinkedIn Live.

Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

Mar 2019May 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Crafted digital strategy, built upon the acquisition of Symphony Ventures (an RPA Pure Play) and leveraging skills from the 55k person global team of innovators and delivery professionals. Built a world-class global marketing function that dramatically grew pipeline across the entire Awareness-to-Purchase lifecycle (and saw 20x conversion growth in 3 years). Spearheaded experience-focused, automation-led outsourcing to enable world-class brands to create caring interactions, develop unrivaled insights, and compete better, faster, bolder in this dynamic new world of work.

Ieee

Member, IEEE Working Group on Standards in Intelligent Process Automation

Dec 2016Jan 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Symphony ventures

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Oct 2014May 2021 · 6 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco & London

  • Symphony was a professional services firm passionate about creating value for the world’s leading organizations by designing, delivering and managing truly modern business processes. As thought leaders we defined the approaches and shaped the technologies that helped unlock the value of automation. Symphony was acquired by Sykes Enterprises, Inc. in 2018.
  • As co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer, I helped enable positive disruption for our clients, by identifying and maximizing the impact of ‘Future of Work’ techniques including Robotic Process Automation, Intelligent Automation, Cognitive, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Crowd Sourcing, and Impact Sourcing.

Sutherland global services

Global Head of Innovation

Jun 2013Jul 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Head of Sutherland's Innovation Labs. Responsible for managing the innovation process inside Sutherland in order to identify business opportunities and new technologies/services, and then to develop and commercialize these into capabilities for the benefit of our clients. Doggedly focused on value creation, inspired collaboration and development of industry altering capabilities and services.
  • One such industry altering capability is Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Work spearheaded by the Innovation Labs' Incubator has led to significant wins and has gained Sutherland recognition as the industry leader in RPA.

Serco

VP of Strategic Development and Solutions, Global Services

Sep 2012May 2013 · 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Developing Tier 1 BPO capabilities and growing a world class BPO division, leveraging the strengths and presence of a FTSE 100 services firm.

Capgemini

Principal, New Business Services, BPO

Dec 2008Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Head of operations, solutions and transformation for the BPO Supply Chain Management practice. Coordinating business development and pursuit efforts, managing a global team of Transformation specialists, creating real and measurable value for complex clients facing complex challenges. Pushing myself and my global team to think and work creatively and collaboratively, to leverage new tools, to challenge convention, and to aspire to be the showcase in all that we do.

Infosys consulting

Principal

Aug 2006Nov 2008 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Led consulting engagements in strategy development, portfolio management, organizational change, and operational optimization, primarily in financial services, industrial, and technology sectors

The focalpoint group

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Jan 2001Aug 2005 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Spearheaded business development and sales, securing multiple Fortune 500 consulting clients and corporate subscribers to proprietary published market research reports
  • Developed global market forecast of growth and adoption in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) space, including sensory and communications hardware, software, installation, and service-based revenue segments
  • Advised venture firms on M2M market dynamics, projected returns of specific investments, and assisted with due diligence on potential investment targets
  • Presented at conferences as industry SME; authored numerous articles; served on industry and client advisory boards

Luminant worldwide

Consultant

Jan 2000Jan 2001 · 1 yr

  • Evaluated strategic initiatives and investment/partnership opportunities for clients by providing analysis of competitor offerings, market positioning, industry trends, and financial impact

Pricewaterhousecoopers

Technology Consultant

Jan 1998Jan 2000 · 2 yrs

  • Developed performance measurements for global Balanced Scorecard initiatives
  • Implemented ERP systems for AT&T, Pfizer, and Warner Lambert

Education

MIT Sloan School of Management

MBA — Finance & Entrepreneurship

Jan 2004Jan 2006

Middlebury College

BA

Jan 1994Jan 1998

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Economics

Jan 1996Jan 1997

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