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VP Head of AI Enablement Platform at Bayer
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

As VP Head of AI Enablement Platform at Bayer, Knarig specializes in deploying AI, NLP, and ontologies to scale AI initiatives. A PhD graduate from Columbia University, she has led global AI teams at major firms including McKinsey & Company and ADP, focusing on moving concepts into production.

Her passion for computer science began in 11th grade after writing her first program in Pascal. Beyond her technical expertise, she is deeply invested in people, enjoying the process of mentoring, teaching, and leading AI scientists at all stages of their careers, from junior to leadership levels.

She is a recipient of the AI 150 Award, which recognizes the most influential leaders advancing enterprise AI and leveraging Generative AI to unlock value from data.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
VP Head of AI Enablement Platform
Job Level
Senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Enterprise AI Adoption
Her current role at Bayer and past work at McKinsey focus on scaling AI capabilities and moving initiatives from concept to production across large organizations.
Generative AI Strategy
She has led the development and rollout of GenAI frameworks, established best practices for governance, and has extensively used LLMs to automate ontology generation.
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Work history

7-2026
VP Head of AI Enablement Platform
Bayer
10-2025 - 7-2026
Global Director of AI & Analytics (Associate Partner)
McKinsey & Company
9-2023 - 10-2025
Sr. Director Machine Learning in OneAI Team
ADP
2-2022 - 9-2023
Director Machine Learning, DataCloud
ADP
7-2020 - 2-2022
Principal Data Architect
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Columbia University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Queens College
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