Andrei Villarroel, PhD — CEO
🚀 Pioneering “people+AI for a brighter future” ( #ThinkLeap since DLI Informedia II ).  👉 Little-known fact: I had the privilege to proofread Ray Kurzweil’s book manuscript “The Singularity is Near”.  🌎 Experience: • 25+ years innovating at the intersection of technology, business, and human creativity, leading transformative projects. • Founder and Chief AI Officer of innoverse.AI, crafting next-gen "people+AI" solutions with our unique AAA approach. • Strategic advisor to leading organizations on disruptive innovation initiatives (Genentech New Work Environments, PMI thrive, EPFL Ecotope). • Keynote speaker and executive educator on the AI future of work and learning, offering guidance with strategic frameworks 🎓 Background: Former MIT Sloan international faculty fellow, MIT/EPFL/CMU/Informedia alumni, leading cutting-edge research and education in management of technology  🌟 Passion: • Unleashing cross-generational innovation initiatives to enhance productive growth • Designing Gen AI-driven organizational transformations for sustained impact • Fostering strategic, ethical, and inclusive “people+AI” solutions for a brighter future  💡 Motto: “Imagine the impossible, achieve the unthinkable" - Let's co-create a future where AI amplifies our collective intelligence and bridges generational divides.  🔗 News: • Talk on “people+AI”, MIT Alumni Switzerland 50th anniversary tech conference (June 2024). • Keynote Speaker/Closing Panelist, The Future of Work and Learning event (June 2024). • Presenter, Applied Machine Learning Days 2024 conference (March 2024). 👍 Open to: visionary partnerships, innovation advisory roles, keynote speaking engagements at the forefront of AI and human potential.  #AIStrategy #FutureOfWork #EthicalAI #InnovationCatalyst #DigitalTransformation #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #IA #KI #GenAI #KeynoteSpeaker
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI-driven innovation and education within the technology sector.
Experience: 28 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Executive Management
- Generative Ai
- Strategic Leadership
- Business Development
- University Teaching
- Innovation Consulting
- Public Speaking
- Software Development
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Strategic Thinking
- Quantitative Research
Career Highlights
- 25+ years of experience in technology and innovation.
- Founder of innoverse.AI, focusing on AI solutions.
- Keynote speaker on the future of work and learning.
Work Experience
MIT Alumni Club of Switzerland
President (1 yr)
innoverse.AI
Founder | Chief AI Officer (2 yrs 9 mos)
HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale
Associate Professor of Innovation (5 yrs)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
International Faculty Fellow (4 yrs)
Postdoctoral Fellow (1 yr)
CatĂłlica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
Assistant Professor of Strategy (5 yrs)
EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Doctoral Associate (4 yrs)
University of Pennsylvania
Visiting Scholar (4 yrs)
XcelConsult LLC
Founder | CEO (25 yrs 4 mos)
DiamondCluster International
Technology Strategy Consultant (1 yr)
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Scholar (2 yrs)
Education
Postdoc at MIT Sloan School of Management
PhD at EPFL
Management Doctoral Coursework at The Wharton School
Master of Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Specialization at EURECOM
DiplĂ´me (BS/MS) at EPFL