Anaconda Inc. announced that its Chief Technology Officer, Rob Futrick, has been appointed to the Forbes Technology Council, a distinguished group of top CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. As a member of the council, Futrick will share his insights into the use of secure, accessible, open source AI development tools that enable users to build AI quickly and reliably.
With his expertise in software and product development, Futrick will contribute articles on how to increase ROI, increase adoption and accelerate time to value with AI and data science solutions. He will also share his insights on Forbes.com Expert Panels alongside other technology leaders. Futrick believes that organizations need to ensure that their solutions are secure and scalable in order to take full advantage of the burst of AI innovation.
Futrik’s extensive experience building and scaling engineering teams and complex software systems for leading companies made him an exceptional choice for the council. Prior to his role at Anaconda, he was the product lead for the Azure HPC and AI software platform after Microsoft acquired Cycle Computing, a company he co-founded. Futrick is excited to share insights from his career on how advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and augmented data sources can lead to improved results for data science practitioners, non-technical users