Daisy Grewal, Ph.D.

Inspirer
DISC Type : di

Director, Analytics Innovation & Automation | AI Strategy & Transformation at Korn Ferry

Palo Alto, California, United States

Overview

Daisy Grewal leads a data science team at Korn Ferry, focusing on prototyping AI innovations to drive commercial value. A Ph. D. from Yale University, she previously built Intuits first people research function, translating complex data and behavioral insights into enterprise-level talent strategy. She has over 15 years of experience in applied research and analytics.

The public data available focuses on her professional achievements and thought leadership in AI and people analytics. There is no readily available information about her personal hobbies or non-work activities.

She was hired as the first-ever people research scientist at Intuit to build its people research function from the ground up.

Personality Overview

Achievment Oriented

Fast Adopter

Charming & Persuasive

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Topics They Care About

AI's Business Impact
Her role and writing focus on validating AI's tangible value, ensuring it solves real human problems and drives business outcomes, not just excitement.
Generative AI Strategy
She writes extensively on how leaders must thoughtfully redirect time saved by GenAI to prevent it from accelerating low-value work and becoming a wasted investment.
People Analytics
She built Intuit's people analytics function and actively promotes opportunities in the field, showing a deep-rooted passion for using data to improve workforces.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2025
Director, Analytics Innovation & Automation | AI Strategy & Transformation at Korn Ferry
2-2025 - 4-2025
Director, Analytics Innovation & Automation | Korn Ferry Institute at Korn Ferry
1-2022 - 1-2025
Senior Manager, People Insights at Intuit
1-2020 - 1-2022
Team Lead, People Research at Intuit
8-2019 - 1-2020
Principal Research Scientist, People Research at Intuit

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Yale University
Bachelor's degree from UCLA

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Insights For Selling To Daisy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Daisy is

  • Product value plays a big role, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Daisy

  • If they do not firmly believe in you, they will refuse without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Daisy move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Daisy take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Daisy

Personality Compatibility


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