Board of Advisors

To ensure excellence in programming and content relevance and accuracy, the AI Leaders Council is guided by a distinguished Board of Advisors comprised of seasoned executives, innovators, and practitioners in artificial intelligence. The AI Leaders Council Board of Advisors provides guidance on programs, resources, and initiatives, helping us represent the needs of AI Directors, Chief AI Officers (CAIOs), CIOs, CTOs, and other business leaders navigating the implementation and use of AI for automating and improving processes, developing new business models, and achieving breakthrough innovations.

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Glenn Hopper

Advisor

Glenn Hopper is Managing Director/Head of AI at VAi Consulting, a boutique Ai consulting firm with global reach. A former CFO, Glenn is author of the Amazon best-selling book, Deep Finance: Corporate Finance in the Information Age; and his new book, AI Mastery for Finance Professionals, also available on Amazon and other retailers.

Glenn serves on advisory boards including the University of Memphis School of Accountancy, and Preql, an AI data platform for finance. He is an instructor, executive education at the Duke University CFO program.

Glenn earned a Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard University, a Graduate Certificate, Business Analytics from Harvard Business School, and a GenAI+Finance certification from the Digital Design Institute at Harvard, and several other degrees.

Octavio (OJ) Laos

Advisor

Octavio (OJ) Laos is Director of AI @ Armanino, a top 20 accounting/technology firm with more than 3,000 employees and 26 offices across the U.S. and Globally.

OJ is a frequent speaker on AI topics at industry conferences, and contributor to academic publications and news outlets including Fox Business.

OJ earned a JD from UCLA School of Law, a BA Economics and Political Science from University of California, Davis.

Neil Brown

Executive Director

Neil Brown is Executive Director of the AI Leaders Council, and a professional association manager. Neil is chief marketing officer (CMO) of Modern Marketing Partners, and CEO of Executive Councils, a platform that includes Controllers Council, Chief Executives Council, IT Executives Council, and Operations Council. Neil started his career as a Brand Manager, then promoted to CMO. Over his career, Brown has provided marketing counsel and service to Fortune 500 and start-ups alike, across multiple industry verticals, and has worked extensively with CEOs, CMOs, Board of Directors and related C-Suite executives. Neil is a frequent speaker, author and contributor to Advertising Age, Marketing News, Adweek magazine and many others. He is author of two books including “Breakthrough Branding: Brand Naming Tips & Trade Secrets”, and “Tools of the Trade: Modern Marketing for Construction Brands”. Brown earned an MBA from Northern Illinois University, and a BS-Marketing Cum Laude from Southern Illinois University.