Bio

Ari is a leading influencer in analytics, artificial intelligence, data science, and high-growth business innovation. “The Real Moneyball guy”, the popular movie was partly based on Ari’s analytical and scouting experiences innovating Major League Baseball. Trusted at the C-level with analytical implementations across industries, on the practical forefront of advanced AI/ML. Created and led the Chicago Cubs analytics department ; DataRobot's Global AI Evangelist ; Nielsen’s regional VP of analytics ; Caltech Alumni of the Decade ; President Emeritus of the worldwide Independent Oracle Users Group ; Intel’s AI Board of Advisors, Sports Illustrated Top Ten GM Candidate ; IBM Watson Celebrity Data Scientist ; Crain’s Chicago 40 Under 40. Drives branding, credibility, C-level customer engagement, product marketing, pipeline growth, and ultimately delivers value for customers. President of the investigation into the fate of Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg, profiled at https://tinyurl.com/y7hje6qe Extensive experience in big data with focus in delivering marketing analytics, pricing, and revenue results. Team builder with highly effective communication, motivational and management skills. Kaplan has led consulting practices and teams of up to 200, and has grown portfolios from start to $30M annually. He was President of the Independent Oracle Users Group overseeing 22,000+ members and 200 staff / volunteers for the world’s largest business software company. He has a proven track record successfully running several high-profile organizations and practices, as well as implementing many highly visible and large-scale projects for Fortune 500 companies on-time and under-budget. Kaplan’s thought leadership includes co-authoring five best-selling books on analytics, databases, and baseball. The History Channel made a documentary on one of Kaplan’s analytical investigations. He has also been profiled on CNN, “This Week in Baseball” and the Today Show. His work has been mentioned in a wide range of media including Time, Newsweek, CIO Magazine, Associated Press, the LA Times, the New York Times, MSNBC, and the BBC. · Awarded broad US Patents on mobile technology with 46 claims. · CEO/CTO at Expand Beyond, raising the largest first round of funding in Illinois for 2001 from Menlo Ventures.