MEMBER
Neil Sahota

MEMBER TYPE
Think Tank

FOCUS
AI, Future, Innovation, and Leadership

WORK
Chief Executive Officer of ACSILabs Inc., IBM Master Inventor, Author, Business Advisor, Keynote Speaker, and Tech Coast Angel

SUMMARY
Neil Sahota is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor, Professor at UC Irvine, and author of the book: Own the A.I. Revolution.

Neil's work experience spans multiple industries including legal services, healthcare, life sciences, retail, travel and transportation, energy and utilities, automotive, telecommunications, media/communication, and government. Moreover, he is one of the few people selected for IBM's Corporate Service Corps leadership program that pairs leaders with NGOs to perform community-driven economic development projects. For his assignment, Neil lived and worked in Ningbo, China where he partnered with Chinese corporate CEOs to create a leadership development program.

In addition, Neil partners with entrepreneurs to define their products, establish their target markets, and structure their companies. He is a member of several investor groups like the Tech Coast Angels and assists startups with investor funding. Neil also serves as a judge in various startup competitions and mentor in several incubator/accelerator programs.

He actively volunteers with nonprofits for event management, fundraising, grant reviews, and site visits.

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