Katia Walsh — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Chief AI Officer at Apollo, leading AI value creation across its portfolio companies.
Recognized as one of the world’s first Chief AI Officers.
Delivered billions in revenues, cost savings, and return on investment through digital, data, and AI initiatives.
Advances Ethical and Responsible Data and AI for Social Good.
Launched a top Kaggle competition with approximately 45,000 entries and 2,200 teams at Prudential.
Held leadership roles at Forrester, Fidelity (including a FinTech platform business), and Prudential.

Biography

Katia Walsh is a global business technologist and one of the world's first Chief AI Officers, currently leading AI value creation across Apollo’s portfolio companies. Her expertise spans digital, data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, which she applies across various industries to make brands indispensable.

Walsh focuses on transforming companies into customer-centric cultures, solving high-value problems to enhance customer experience, drive efficiencies, and enable new revenues.