As highly-regulated enterprises, such as financial institutions, increasingly integrate AI into their operations, they face unique infrastructure challenges that impact scalability, security, and compliance. This panel looks at how infrastructure needs differ for enterprise governed by these requirements.
Janet George
Mastercard recently announced Janet George as executive vice president of artificial intelligence. George, who will report to the company’s chief AI and data officer, will focus on enhancing, protecting and personalizing payments through cutting-edge AI technology.
“The opportunity to leverage AI and data-driven insights to drive innovation and create value for Mastercard’s customers is incredibly exciting,” said Greg Ulrich, Mastercard’s chief AI and data officer. “Janet’s leadership and expertise, combined with her commitment to innovation, trust and responsibility, position her well in this exciting new role.”
George will lead Mastercard’s AI Center of Excellence focused on the company’s most critical AI and data science efforts. George will also play a critical role in helping to shape the technology, tooling and infrastructure to support Mastercard’s data scientists and AI talent.
“It's clear that AI and data are not just tools – they are foundations of our future,” George said. “I look forward to collaborating with this talented team to push the boundaries of what's possible and to contribute to Mastercard's mission of connecting and powering the digital economy.”
George previously held positions at Intel and Oracle.
Mastercard has harnessed AI for decades to secure its network and protect more than 159 billion transactions annually. Its AI and data analytics expertise enhances personalized experiences for merchants and financial institutions and helps banks detect fraudulent transactions.
Andrew Feldman
Andrew Feldman is co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems. He is an entrepreneur dedicated to pushing boundaries in the compute space. Prior to Cerebras, he co-founded and was CEO of SeaMicro, a pioneer of energy-efficient, high-bandwidth microservers. SeaMicro was acquired by AMD in 2012 for $357M. Before SeaMicro, Andrew was the Vice President of Product Management, Marketing and BD at Force10 Networks which was later sold to Dell Computing for $800M. Prior to Force10 Networks, Andrew was the Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development at RiverStone Networks from the company’s inception through IPO in 2001. Andrew holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford University.
Matt Fitzpatrick
Previously, he served as the global leader of QuantumBlack Labs, McKinsey's AI software development group, which builds all of the firm’s sector-based machine learning products (e.g., PMPx, GemX, InsureX), horizontal ecosystem tooling (e.g., Horizon, Kedro, Brix, Iguazio), and GenAI solutions (e.g., LegacyX), all designed to enable digital transformation at scale.
During his tenure, Fitzpatrick oversaw 1,000 engineers and product leaders across both QuantumBlack Labs and McKinsey, and also McKinsey’s financial services digital and technology solutions, managing a portfolio of 75 assets. His leadership drove transformative impact across banking, wealth management, real estate, and private equity. Notably, Matt founded FinLab, a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, engineers, and architects spanning five global hubs. FinLab specializes in developing scalable data and software applications tailored to financial institutions.
Before rejoining McKinsey, Matt cofounded a multi-category e-commerce retailer and gained extensive experience as a private equity investor. He holds a BA in Politics from Princeton University and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Outside of work, Matt serves on the board of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and on the event committee of CAG in New York City. He is an avid reader of fiction, a pickup-basketball player, traveler, and committed fan of the New York Knicks and Jets.
