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Wall Street, AI, and Data Science: The Future of Financial Innovation with Kristen McGarry IBM Technical Sales Leader {Replay}

Mar 12, 2025
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Innovating on Wall Street: Kristen McGarry on Data, AI, and Technical Sales

๐ŸŽง Tune in for an insiderโ€™s look at the technical strategies shaping the future of finance.

Kristen McGarry, Principal Account Technical Lead for IBMโ€™s Financial Services Market, returns to Making Data Simple to dive deeper into the intersection of technology and Wall Street. Based in NYC, Kristen works with the worldโ€™s largest financial institutions to drive innovation, accelerate time to value, and implement cutting-edge solutions across software, hardware, and services.

In this episode, we break down the realities of technical sales, the evolving role of data science in finance, and what Wall Street is getting right (or wrong) about AI. Kristen also shares key insights on the challenges of working with financial giants and predictions for the future of tech in banking.

โฑ Episode Highlights:
๐Ÿ“ 02:57 โ€“ An Intro to Kristen McGarry
๐Ÿ“ 04:36 โ€“ Why IBM?
๐Ÿ“ 09:25 โ€“ The Attraction of Data Science
๐Ÿ“ 11:51 โ€“ A Day in the Life of an Account Technical Leader
๐Ÿ“ 13:30 โ€“ Technical Sales versus Sales
๐Ÿ“ 15:05 โ€“ Continuing to Innovate
๐Ÿ“ 19:09 โ€“ Dealing with Wall Street
๐Ÿ“ 20:17 โ€“ The Methodology
๐Ÿ“ 22:23 โ€“ The How of Technical Sales
๐Ÿ“ 23:05 โ€“ Continuous Learning
๐Ÿ“ 28:03 โ€“ Management System
๐Ÿ“ 30:34 โ€“ Wall Street Learnings
๐Ÿ“ 32:20 โ€“ Biggest Challenge
๐Ÿ“ 33:08 โ€“ The Data Challenge
๐Ÿ“ 34:22 โ€“ Best Data Science Use Cases in Finance
๐Ÿ“ 36:14 โ€“ What Do Clients Miss on AI?
๐Ÿ“ 38:09 โ€“ Predictions

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-mcgarry/

Website: https://www.ibm.com/

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