Michael Podgortsev

I am a Director of Data & AI, Data Architect, and technology leader with 15 years of experience building data organizations, AI platforms, and large-scale analytics systems. I write about the intersection of data, artificial intelligence, business strategy, and decision-making. My work focuses on how organizations create value from data, why AI initiatives succeed or fail, the hidden costs of poor data foundations, and how metrics often miss what truly drives business outcomes. I am particularly interested in the gap between averages and reality, whether in machine learning, product design, customer experience, or executive decision-making, and how better systems can help organizations see what they are currently blind to.