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Aamer Charania

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Head of Applied AI at Best Buy
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Aamer Charania is a global AI executive and Head of AI at Best Buy, specializing in scaling enterprise AI to deliver significant business value. He holds Masters degrees from MIT and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has been awarded over 10 patents. People who have worked with him describe him as a knowledgeable, diligent, and responsible leader.

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Current Role
Head of Applied AI
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
Personality Overview

How Aamer shows up

Objective Evaluator
Direct & Assertive
Big Vision Person

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Aamer cares about

Enterprise AI Adoption
Leads AI at Best Buy and has scaled AI organizations across retail, finance, and healthcare, delivering billions in business value.
AI Community Building
Founded Dallas AI, the largest non-profit AI forum in Texas with over 10, 000 members, to accelerate local AI learning and adoption.
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Career

Work history

Head of Applied AI
Best Buy
Founding President & Chief AI Officer
Dallas AI
Governing Body Co-Chair - Dallas Chief Data & Analytics Officer (CDAO) Community
Evanta, a Gartner Company
Governing Body Member - Dallas Chief Data & Analytics Officer Community
Evanta, a Gartner Company
Board Member
University of North Texas
In the press

Media appearances

The Last Word: Dallas AI's Aamer Charania On 'ChatGPT in Medicine'. Featured in Dallas Innovates
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Dallas AI's Aamer Charania on the Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence. Featured in Dallas Innovates
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Education
Master of Science (MS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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