John Thompson

John is an international technology executive with over 38 years of experience in the fields of data, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

John is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan in the School of Information (UMSI) where he teaches classes based on his books and on the subjects of AI, Entrepreneurship and Product Management.

John currently serves as the SVP, AI Products and Services at The Hackett Group. 

John was the global head of AI at EY.  His role was to actively lead the design, development, implementation, and use of innovative AI solutions, including Generative AI, Traditional/Classical AI, and Causal AI, across all of EY Service Lines and functions and for EY's clients. The team is comprised of - an Applied AI Research group, a product development organization, and an AI Consulting Practice. 

Prior to EY, he was responsible for the AI and advanced analytics team at CSL Behring, a leading biopharmaceutical company where he led a team that developed and deployed over 25 analytical applications in 4 years.  John was an Executive Partner at Gartner, where he was management consultant to market leading companies in the areas of digital transformation, data monetization and advanced analytics.  Before Gartner, John was responsible for the advanced analytics business unit of the Dell Software Group.

John’s most recent book – The Path to AGI examines the most practical and pragmatic path forward to developing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).  The book focuses on the long-term evolutionary path of Artificial Intelligence (AI).