Consulting and Executive Engagement

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Consulting and Advising

I work with companies and investment funds to help them build core AI and Data Science capabilities and products, improve operational efficiency, and develop a comprehensive AI strategy. I have served as the Chief Data Science Advisor for Shipt Inc., Senior Advisor to Uber Inc., and scientific advisors to a number of startups as well as venture capital and private equity funds. Below are some examples of high-impact client AI-driven products that I have helped develop from conception, design, to wide deployment:

Executive Workshops

I work with business leaders around the world, both at Stanford and elsewhere, to help them with strategic and organizational decisions, especially in AI and Data Science. I co-developed and co-teach the intensive course on AI and Data Science Strategy, the first course at Stanford that focuses on the strategy, management and entrepreneurship principles of AI and Data Science.

With corporate leaders and executives, I organize workshops and executive sessions to help them prepare for and succeed at some of the biggest challenges in developing AI and Data Science capabilities:

  • How to develop a successful AI and Data Science strategy?
  • How to innovate in Data Science and AI and integrate them into existing operational flows at scale?
  • The best practices in developing ML/AI-heavy products and work processes.

I also work with venture capital, private equity and large investment funds to on topics ranging from developing a long-term AI and Data Science strategy, understanding the economic models for AI-focused companies, and how to leverage Data Science in portfolio companies.

At Stanford, I teach extensively with the Stanford GSB executive education programs, including The Stanford Executive Program (SEP), The Emerging COO and The Stanford-Endeavor Executive Program on AI and Data Science Strategies.

Testimonials

Kuang Xu has been an invaluable asset to my startup BlueQubit. His technical expertise and extensive network in both academia and industry have been instrumental in providing us with valuable insights and connecting us with top experts... He consistently displays a sharp intellect and a remarkable ability to mentor and advise early-stage startups. I highly recommend working with Kuang, as his contributions have been nothing short of excellent.
Hrant
Hrant Gharibyan, PhDCEO, BlueQubit
Kuang was an invaluable resource at helping us chart our direction and us benchmark ourselves to industry best practices. Kuang has a wealth of information on the ML space and his ability to translate that at all levels has been impressive-- our Data Science team was able to directly work with Kuang due to his strong applied knowledge, but he was also able to speak at the strategic level to help us craft the tradeoffs we had to make. Kuang is a true end-to-end data leader and works well with uncertain problems and crafting innovative solutions.
Chase Baggett
Chase BaggettSr Director, Product Management at Shipt
I thoroughly enjoyed Professor Xu’s lecture at Stanford. His ability to make complex concepts such as AI and Data Science so interesting, understandable, and engaging is impressive.
Joseph Appert
Joseph AppertManaging Director, Head of North America, BabyMoov Group
Kuang is bright, engaging and has a great mix of technical and business acumen. He made a great impression on the COO cohort at GSB.
Ahu Chhapgar
Ahu ChhapgarUS COO, Global CTO, Zip Co
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