Head of Data, Analytics and AI at Levi Strauss & Co.

People trust things a lot more when they can see and touch and feel, but data science and AI don’t always lend themselves to that. The trick is to empathize with your stakeholders and end users and figure out what’s going to get them comfortable, confident, and excited, and then blend that with the analytical side of it.

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Louis DiCesari leads high-performing global analytics teams to deliver world-class data and AI products. He is currently the Global Head of Data, Analytics, and AI at Levi Strauss & Co, managing a team across the world. Prior to this, he was Group Head of Data and AI at Vodafone, and VP of Data and Analytics at Prudential Financial. He is a leading expert in building global data science teams across three very different sectors: fashion apparel retail, insurance, and telecommunications.

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