Selected published work
“The next big arenas of competition,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2024
“Is the world facing a state of permacrisis?,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2024
“Has the drive toward human development been thrown into reverse?,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2024
“Why agents are the next frontier of generative AI,” McKinsey Quarterly, July 2024
McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2024, McKinsey & Company, July 2024
“Unpacking the mysteries of productivity,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2024
“The state of AI in early 2024: Gen AI adoption spikes and starts to generate value,” McKinsey & Company, May 2024
“A new future of work: The race to deploy AI and raise skills in Europe and beyond,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2024
AI for social good: Improving lives and protecting the planet, McKinsey & Company, May 2024
“From margins to mainstream: Asians and Pacific Islanders in Hollywood,” McKinsey & Company, April 2024
“Implementing generative AI with speed and safety,” McKinsey Quarterly, March 2024
“Forward Thinking on Europe’s existential crisis with Marco Buti,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2024
“Forward Thinking on why we ignore inflation—from ancient times to the present—at our peril with Stephen King,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2023
“Don’t wait—create, with generative AI,” McKinsey & Company, August 2023
“The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s breakout year,” McKinsey & Company, August 2023
“Forward Thinking on how to live our longer lives with Andrew J. Scott,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2023
Generative AI and the future of work in America, McKinsey Global Institute, July 2023
“McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2023,” McKinsey & Company, July 2023
“Forward Thinking on bringing the joy to economics with Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2023
“The economic potential of generative AI: The next productivity frontier,” McKinsey & Company, June 2023
“Forward Thinking on the rollercoaster of central banking with Hans-Helmut Kotz,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2023
“What every CEO should know about generative AI,” McKinsey & Company, May 2023
“Forward Thinking on working at the interface of the environment and business with Justin Adams,” McKinsey & Company, March 2023
“Forward Thinking on how to get remote working right with Nicholas Bloom,” McKinsey & Company, February 2023
“Generative AI is here: How tools like ChatGPT could change your business,” McKinsey & Company, December 2022
“The state of AI in 2022—and a half decade in review,” McKinsey & Company, December 2022
“Forward Thinking on the fragility of the world’s food systems and how to fix them with Jessica Fanzo,” McKinsey & Company, November 2022
“The overlooked contributions and hidden challenges of Asian Americans,” McKinsey & Company, October 2022
“Forward Thinking on talent, state capacity, and being hopeful with Tyler Cowen,” McKinsey & Company, September 2022
“Asian American workers: Diverse outcomes and hidden challenges,” McKinsey & Company, September 2022
“McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022,” McKinsey & Company, August 2022
“Forward Thinking on progress in science funding, immigration, and biosecurity with Alec Stapp,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2022
“Forward Thinking on the sustainability revolution in textiles and the fashion industry with Edwin Keh,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2022
“Forward Thinking on people, places, and the revenge of places that don’t matter with Andrés Rodríguez-Pose,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2022
“Forward Thinking on war in Ukraine, inflation, and cooperation in a fractured world with Jean Pisani-Ferry,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2022
“Forward Thinking on measuring the value of the digital age with Avinash Collis,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2022
“Forward Thinking on trade, vaccines, and sustainable and inclusive growth with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2022
“Forward Thinking on democratizing technology with Anne-Marie Imafidon,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2022
“Forward Thinking on the growing role of business in the net-zero transition with Claire O’Neill,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2022
“Forward Thinking on sustainable and inclusive growth with Ron O’Hanley,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2022
“IoT comes of age,” McKinsey & Company, March 2022
“Forward Thinking on pandemic paradoxes, labor market myths, and ‘cowboy capitalism’ with David Autor,” McKinsey & Company, February 2022
“Forward Thinking on globalization and the evolving role of corporate leadership in the 21st century with Matthew Slaughter,” McKinsey & Company, December 2021
"The economic state of Latinos in America: The American dream deferred," McKinsey & Company, December 2021
“The state of AI in 2021,” McKinsey & Company, December 2021
“Forward Thinking on the enduring power of engineering in a digitizing world with Hayaatun Sillem,” McKinsey & Company, December 2021
“The third wave of biomaterials: When innovation meets demand,” McKinsey & Company, November 2021
“IoT value set to accelerate through 2030: Where and how to capture it,” McKinsey & Company, November 2021
“Forward Thinking on pandemic preparedness, climate risk, and Europe’s recovery with Guntram Wolff,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2021
“Forward Thinking on economies beyond COVID-19 with Michael Spence,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2021
“How “Hamilton” stayed alive during the pandemic: An interview with producer Jeffrey Seller,” McKinsey Global Institute, August 2021
“A $300 billion opportunity: Serving the emerging Black American consumer,” McKinsey Quarterly, August 2021
“Forward Thinking on economic recovery and gender equality with Laura Tyson,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2021
“Forward Thinking on technology and political economy with Daron Acemoglu,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2021
“Here's how to propel 2 million Black Americans to the middle class,” CNN Business, June 2021
"The economic state of Black America: What is and what could be," McKinsey Global Institute, June 2021
“Forward Thinking on artificial intelligence with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2021
“Forward Thinking on measuring GDP and productivity with Diane Coyle,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021
“America 2021: The opportunity to advance racial equity,” McKinsey & Company, February 2021
“The promise and peril of the Bio Revolution,” Project Syndicate, January 2021
“Long live the Bio-Revolution,” Project Syndicate, December 2020
“COVID 19 and the Bio Revolution,” Project Syndicate, June 2020
“The Bio Revolution is changing business and society,” STAT, June 2020
“The marriage of biology and silicon is poised to unleash (literal) life-changing innovations,” Fast Company, June 2020
“A bio revolution to heal the natural world,” GreenBiz, May 2020
“The Biological Revolution: Innovations transforming economies, societies, and our lives,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2020
“How the Bio Revolution could transform the competitive landscape,” McKinsey Quarterly, May 2020
“How high performing companies develop and scale AI,” Harvard Business Review, June 2019
“The future of work in South Africa: Digitisation, productivity and job creation,” McKinsey & Company, September 2019
“The future of women at work: Transitions in the age of automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2019
“How artificial intelligence will transform Nordic businesses,” McKinsey & Company, May 2019
“What separates leaders from laggards in the Internet of Things,” McKinsey & Company, January 2019
“AI for human development,” Project Syndicate, January 2019
“Applying artificial intelligence for social good,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2018
“What it takes to get an edge in the Internet of Things,” McKinsey Quarterly, September 2018
“Notes from the frontier: Modeling the impact of AI on the world economy,” McKinsey Global Institute, September 2018
“Applying AI: Where—and how—to put artificial intelligence to work,” McKinsey & Company, May 2018
“Notes from the AI frontier: Applications and value of deep learning,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2018
“What AI can and can’t do (yet) for your business,” McKinsey Quarterly, January 2018
“Digital China: Powering the economy to global competitiveness,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2017
“Jobs lost, jobs gained: Workforce transitions in a time of automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2017
“Taking the pulse of enterprise IoT,” McKinsey & Company, July 2017
“Advanced social technologies and the future of collaboration,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2017
“How artificial intelligence can deliver real value to companies,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2017
“What's now and next in analytics, AI, and automation,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2017
"25% of CEOs' time is spent on tasks machines could do," Harvard Business Review, February 2017
“How technology is reshaping supply and demand for natural resources,” McKinsey Global Institute, February 2017
“Harnessing automation for a future that works,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2017
“As automation advances, what’s next for human jobs?,” Science Friday, January 2017
“The age of analytics: Competing in a data-driven world,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2016
“Technology, jobs, and the future of work,” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2016
“Most industries are nowhere close to realizing the potential of analytics,” Harvard Business Review, December 2016
“The big impact from big data,” Livemint, December 2016
“Where machines could replace humans—and where they can’t (yet),” McKinsey Quarterly, July 2016
“How social tools can reshape the organization,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2016
“Four fundamentals of workplace automation,” McKinsey Quarterly, November 2015
“An executive's guide to the Internet of Things,” McKinsey Quarterly, August 2015
“Unlocking the potential of the Internet of Things,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2015
“Protecting student data in a digital world,” McKinsey & Company, April 2015
“How a private-sector transformation could revive Japan,” McKinsey Global Institute, March 2015
“Competition at the digital edge: ‘Hyperscale' businesses,” McKinsey Quarterly, March 2015
“Transforming the business through social tools,” McKinsey & Company, January 2015
“China's digital transformation,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2014
“How government can promote open data,” McKinsey & Company, April 2014
“Lions go digital: The Internet's transformative potential in Africa,” McKinsey Global Institute, November 2013
“Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information,” McKinsey Global Institute, October 2013
“Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2013
“Evolution of the networked enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results,” McKinsey & Company, March 2013
“Capturing business value with social technologies,” McKinsey Quarterly, November 2012
“The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies,” McKinsey Global Institute, July 2012
“Big Data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2011
“Internet matters: The 'Net's sweeping impact on growth, jobs, and prosperity,” McKinsey Global Institute, May 2011
“Clouds, big data, and smart assets: Ten tech-enabled business trends to watch,” McKinsey Quarterly, August, 2010
“The Internet of Things,” McKinsey Quarterly, March 2010
“Six ways to make Web 2.0 work,” McKinsey Quarterly, February 2009
Interviews
“Forward Thinking on the complicated and contentious state of global trade with Chad P. Bown,” McKinsey Global Institute, January 2023
“Programming life: An interview with Jennifer Doudna,” McKinsey Global Institute, June 2020
“Technological and medical innovations that can lead to new growth, Podcast conversation with Kevin Cirilli, Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent,” Bloomberg Sound On, May 2020
“The Biological Revolution interview with Hannah Kuchler,” Financial Times Live, May 2020
“AI could reach US$3.5–5.8 trillion in global value annually,” BNN TV, April 2018
“Robot jobs apocalypse predictions are overblown,” Bloomberg Markets, December 2017
“Should Americans fear automation?,” Bloomberg News, March 2017
“Machines replacing workers: documents raise worries about loss of jobs,” CTV News, March 2017
“Robots will take jobs, but not as fast as some fear,” CNBC.com, January 2017
“Partnering with robots,” CBC News, January 2017
“ As automation advances, what’s next for human jobs?,” Science Friday, January 2017
“McKinsey: IoT cyber risks have to be managed,” CNBC, May 2016
“McKinsey’s Chui: 45% of paid activities can be automated,” (Audio) Bloomberg News, February 2016
“The Internet of Things: New insights from the McKinsey Global Institute,” McKinsey & Company, July 2015
“Are we entering the age of robot CEOs?,” Bloomberg West, November 2015
“Automating the c-suite,” CNBC, November 2015
“Disruptive entrepreneurs: An interview with Eric Reis,” McKinsey Global Institute, April 2014
“Not just big data, but open data,” Yahoo Finance, December 2013
Selected Public Appearances
“Generative AI and the Future of Business,” DLD, January 2024
“The future of work and how to adapt,” Asia Society, July 2020
“BIO Digital: How the Bio Revolution is transforming economies societies and our lives,” McKinsey hosted panel discussion at BIO Digital, June 2020
“The Bio Revolution: Innovations transforming economies, societies, and our lives,” McKinsey & Company, May 2020
“Notes from the AI Frontier: Making AI work,” O'Reilly, October 2019
“Can we trust tech,” Aspen Ideas Festival, June 2019
“The seven tech forces facing your startup,” web summit, March 2018
“How AI will transform industry,” Aspen Ideas Festival, June 2017
Education
Indiana University
PhD, computer science and cognitive science
MS, computer science
Stanford University
BS, symbolic systems