Aligning AI with Business Strategy: Inside the Operating Models of Thermo Fisher, Viatris, and Houlihan Lokey

The Technovation podcast features a panel discussion from the Metis Strategy Summit, focusing on aligning strategy, AI, business, and governance. CIOs Ryan Snyder of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ramkumar Rayapureddy of Viatris, and Allen Fazio of Houlihan Lokey share insights, moderated by Steven Norton. They discuss managing AI initiatives, aligning them with business strategies, and measuring their impact across internal productivity, product integration, and customer experience. The conversation covers balancing innovation with structured use cases, standardizing platforms for data accessibility, and the trade-offs between centralized and decentralized AI initiatives, including the importance of establishing clear guardrails and fostering a culture of experimentation and knowledge sharing. The panel also explores working with startups versus established players and the challenges of data management and governance in the age of AI.