Keystone adds leading AI, digital transformation expert to global team

NEW YORK, July 25, 2023 — Keystone, a consultancy to the world’s top technology companies, government agencies and law firms on business strategy, economics and competition, today announced the addition of Patrick Bajari as Chief Economist and Data Scientist.

Bajari is a leading authority in Artificial Intelligence and its role and future in cutting-edge digital transformation. At Keystone, he will be guiding global clients in successfully deploying and utilizing AI tools in business applications and solutions to eliminate waste, boost collaborative productivity and bolster the bottom line.

He comes with unrivaled experience leading an integrated science, data and engineering team that built technologies for business and brought digital transformation to the global retail market.

Keystone provides first-rate knowledge and proficiency in engineering and technology, business strategies, economic consulting and data science, rendering valuable insight and expertise in high-profile cases concerning competition, tax issues, regulatory policy, intellectual property and financial services.

One of the most prominent advisors to the technology sector, Keystone was founded by Greg Richards and Professor Marco Iansiti in 2003. The firm’s affiliates are leading experts in digital transformation, innovation, platform economics, computer science, strategic management and ecosystems, supported by 150 professionals across its U.S. and international offices.

Jeff Marowits, President, Client Services at Keystone, said: “Keystone serves the largest and most important technology companies in the world. When it comes to Artificial Intelligence and digital transformation, Pat Bajari is at the top of the field. His mastery and exceptional understanding will be invaluable to Keystone clients seeking to benefit from cutting-edge technology, strategies and developments. We are thrilled to grow our team with such remarkable and impressive expertise.”

In a career spanning 13 years at Amazon, Bajari worked across the corporation and served as its Chief Economist and a leader of Core AI, a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.  His teams worked on problems including operations, transportation, inventory, pricing, applied marketing, HR, forecasting, Digital, AWS and public policy.

Based in suburban Seattle, Bajari is a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School and the University of Minnesota’s Heller-Hurwicz Institute. He earned his doctorate in economics at the University of Minnesota and prior to working at Amazon taught in economics departments at Harvard University, Stanford University, Duke University and the University of Minnesota. Among his professional honors, he is a Fellow of the National Association of Business Economists and the Econometric Society.

About Keystone

Keystone Strategy, LLC (“Keystone”) is a leading innovative strategy, economic, and technology consulting firm dedicated to delivering transformative ideas and cutting-edge solutions to Fortune Global 500 companies, top law firms, and government agencies. It possesses unique expertise in competition, IP, litigation, and tax and transfer pricing matters, as well as technology-driven strategy and product development, across all sectors. This allows the firm to create bold strategies with far-reaching implications for business, consumers, and public policy. Keystone was founded by Mr. Richards and Professor Marco Iansiti, Keystone’s Chairman of the Board and the David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Keystone now boasts a roster of hundreds of top academic experts on the digital economy and innovation sectors, supported by more than 150 professionals. In addition to London, the firm has offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle. Learn more about Keystone at www.keystone.ai.

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