Cassie Kozyrkov Keynote Speaker

Founder of Decision Intelligence; CEO, Kozyr
Chief Decision Scientist, Google (2018–2023)
Trained 20,000+ Googlers; 500+ AI initiatives.

Cassie Kozyrkov's Biography

Cassie Kozyrkov is a renowned leader in artificial intelligence and the creator of Decision Intelligence—the discipline that turns information into better actions. As Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist (2018–2023), she helped lead the company’s shift to an AI-first approach and equipped teams to make faster, higher-quality choices with data. Today, as CEO of Kozyr, she brings the same clarity and momentum to organizations worldwide.

A sought-after advisor and keynote speaker, Cassie has transformed how leaders at Gucci, NASA, Spotify, Meta, Salesforce, and GSK approach AI strategy and governance. Passionate about elevating human potential through responsible technology, she serves on multiple advisory boards and invests in emerging product companies, helping founders build trustworthy, value-creating AI.

Her impact at Google is legendary: demand for her live workshops was so high that lotteries were used to allocate seats. She personally trained more than 20,000 Googlers and influenced over 500 initiatives. On stage, she combines deep technical expertise with theater-trained charisma to make complex ideas accessible, engaging, and immediately actionable. She has delighted audiences across 40+ countries and on all seven continents, including the United Nations, World Economic Forum, Web Summit, and SXSW.

Cassie has appeared on the cover of Forbes AI and been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, WIRED, Success, and Entrepreneur, as well as a recent documentary on the AI revolution. Her online courses and 200+ articles have reached millions, cementing her as a LinkedIn Top Voice and the #1 writer in AI on Medium for many years. Born in South Africa, she began university at 15 at Nelson Mandela University and later earned degrees in economics, mathematical statistics, psychology, and neuroscience from the University of Chicago, NCSU, and Duke University, which named her a Few-Glasson Distinguished Alumna. She is a guest lecturer to executive MBA students in Harvard Business School.

Leading in an AI-First Organization: Strategy, culture, results

Decision Intelligence for Executives: From data to action

Responsible & Reliable AI: Governance, risk, and trust

Human + AI Collaboration: Designing workflows that scale

Building High-Performance Data & Analytics Teams

She created Decision Intelligence, a discipline that helps leaders convert data and AI into smarter, faster decisions with measurable business impact.
She shaped Google’s shift to an AI-first company as its first Chief Decision Scientist (2018–2023), translating cutting-edge capability into practical playbooks for teams at scale.
She equips executives to build responsible AI strategy and governance, drawing on real-world advisory work with organisations including Gucci, NASA, Spotify, Meta, Salesforce and GSK.
She makes complex AI concepts accessible and immediately actionable on stage, combining deep technical credibility with theatre-trained delivery across 40+ countries and global forums.
Her briefings help boards and senior leaders cut through hype, prioritise high-value use cases and lead with confidence as AI transforms every function.