Steven Flinn is founder and CEO of
ManyWorlds, Inc., which is a pioneer of machine
learning–based solutions for enterprises, the
market-leading provider of visual UX software
for collaborative systems, and a provider of
related advisory services to leading organizations
around the world. Mr. Flinn has extensive
consulting experience at the intersection of
strategy, decision science, and technology with
Global 1000 enterprises, as well as with selected
high-impact startups. He has been awarded over
40 patents in the field of machine learning and
its applications and is the author of The Learning
Layer (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), which predicted,
and established the imperative for, applying
machine learning–based capabilities in the enterprise, an imperative that
is now widely accepted and a reality. Prior to ManyWorlds, he was a chief
information officer and vice president of strategy at Royal Dutch Shell. His
education includes graduate degrees from Northwestern University’s Kellogg
School of Business and Stanford University’s School of Engineering.