Richard Kerr, PhD, MBA in

Richard Kerr, PhD, MBA

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Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer | CTO at SPODIO
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Richard is a visionary Chief AI Officer and GenAI pioneer, recognized for delivering over $1. 8B in value through AI-driven transformations. A PhD from the University of Georgia and MBA from The Wharton School, he is described by colleagues as brilliant and inspiring, with a patented precursor to LLM technology developed early in his career.

Driven by a mission to bring scientific innovation to the world at scale, Richard is passionate about bridging the gap between research and practical application. He actively networks with industry leaders, experiments with creative AI tools for media generation, and maintains an interest in environmental science from his early research.

Unique Fact: While at Wharton, he founded a company that used a data-driven algorithm to help job seekers optimize their resumes.

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Current Role
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer | CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Enterprise Generative AI
As a GenAI pioneer and CAIO, he develops advanced techniques to enhance LLM accuracy and has been building precursor models since 2018.
Commercializing Science
Believes scientists have a responsibility to get knowledge into the world and pursued his MBA to learn how to commercialize ideas and deliver impact at scale.
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Career

Work history

Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer | CTO
SPODIO
Global Director, Data Science | eCommerce
PepsiCo
Chief Technology Officer
Quuery
Laboratory Manager | Director, Data Science
Daisy Farms - Texas
Chief Data Scientist
The Biolyon Group
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Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The Wharton School
2010 - 2012
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Georgia
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