Professor Birju Shah is an expert on AI and a sought-after speaker on the future of technology and transformative AI. Currently Birju is the CEO of Loam, a new age land and rights acquiring company, and has over 20 years of experience developing and scaling innovative AI and machine learning productions across various industries, he is an excellent choice of speaker for your next event.
Before his current role, Birju held the position of Head of Product Health, Communities, Cities, and Sustainability at Uber. Here he managed large product, data, and engineering teams and helped scale Uber’s platform globally across 100+ countries, working on leveraging the company’s on-demand network to facilitate medical transportation and improve access to healthcare services. He also was the CPO of Redesign Health & President & COO of Sabanto Autonomous Tractors. Birju holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Business, where he was a McGovern Scholar and a Legatum Scholar.
Birju currently serves as a clinical assistant professor of Product Management and AI at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and McCormick School of Engineering, where he teaches and mentors students and executives in designing, developing, and deploying intelligent products. Birju is currently applying AI in agriculture as the CEO of Loam. Loam leverages AI's power to increase crop yield globally to feed an ever-growing population. Birju is the co-creator of one of the most popular executive education AI classes; Generative AI: Unlocking Enterprise Value. He is also a board member of three various healthcare organisations.
Now as a keynote speaker he has delivered presentations to over 50 Fortune 500 companies, participating in numerous industry-leading conferences. In his speaking engagements he focuses on the strategic implementation of artificial intelligence to drive business growth and innovation. With over 20 years of experience, Birju is an extremely knowledgeable and engaging speaker. If you are looking for an AI speaker for you next event then do not hesitate to hire Professor Birju Shah today!
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events:
"Dynamic, intelligent, and electrifying educational experience while leading a very approachable discussion and execution on technology in our businesses.”
- 2024 – Fellow of the Emerging Leaders Program at Chicago Council on Global Affairs
- 2024 – Board Member of CompareMedsRx
- 2022 – CEO of Loam
- 2022 – Clinical Assistant Professor of Product & AI, Kellogg School of Management
- 2021 – President of Sabanto
- 2021 – Chief Product Officer at Redesign Health
- 2020 – Head of Product, Health, Community, Cities & Sustainability at Uber
- 2017 – Head of Product & AI at Uber
- 2017 – Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management
- 2015 – Head of Product & Yield Analysis at Climate Corp
- 2011 – Graduate Teaching Assistant at MIT Sloan
- 2010 – Graduate Research Assistant at MIT Media Lab
How to hire Professor Birju Shah
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