Ian Barkin — Co-Founder
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.
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Location: Tampa, Florida, United States
Experience: 26 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Business Transformation
- Digital Transformation
- Conversational Ai
Career 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.
Work Experience
magentIQ
Co-founder / Co-CEO (11 mos)
Ema Unlimited
Strategic Advisor (2 yrs 3 mos)
Author of Linkedin Course: "RPA in Action: Use Cases to Inspire" (2 yrs 11 mos)
Author of LinkedIn Course: "Introduction to Conversational AI" (3 yrs 2 mos)
Author of LinkedIn Course: "Process Discovery for Robotic Process Automation" (3 yrs 8 mos)
2BVentures
Founding Partner (3 yrs 9 mos)
Author of LinkedIn Course: "Intelligent Automation Foundations" (4 yrs)
Author of LinkedIn Course: "Process Mining for Robotic Process Automation" (4 yrs)
Member of 1st LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program (#First100) (2 mos)
Author of LinkedIn Course: "RPA, AI and Cognitive Tech for Leaders" (7 yrs 3 mos)
Author of LinkedIn Course: "Introduction to Robotic Process Automation" (7 yrs 7 mos)
Skan.ai
Advisory Board Member (4 yrs)
PROCESIO
Strategic Advisor (4 yrs 3 mos)
Bain & Company
Bain External Advisor (4 yrs 9 mos)
SYKES
Podcast Host (1 yr 9 mos)
Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer (2 yrs 2 mos)
IEEE
Member, IEEE Working Group on Standards in Intelligent Process Automation (4 yrs 1 mo)
Symphony Ventures
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer (6 yrs 7 mos)
Sutherland Global Services
Global Head of Innovation (1 yr 1 mo)
Serco
VP of Strategic Development and Solutions, Global Services (8 mos)
Capgemini
Principal, New Business Services, BPO (3 yrs 9 mos)
Infosys Consulting
Principal (2 yrs 3 mos)
The FocalPoint Group
Co-Founder & Managing Director (4 yrs 7 mos)
Luminant Worldwide
Consultant (1 yr)
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Technology Consultant (2 yrs)
Education
MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management
BA at Middlebury College
Economics at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)