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Wall Street, AI, and Data Science: The Future of Financial Innovation with Kristen McGarry IBM Technical Sales Leader {Replay}
Category: Business
Duration: 00:42:16
Publish Date: 2025-03-12 07:00:00
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Innovating on Wall Street: Kristen McGarry on Data, AI, and Technical Sales

Tune in for an insider’s look at the technical strategies shaping the future of finance.

Kristen McGarry, Principal Account Technical Lead for IBM’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 world’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.

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

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

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

#MakingDataSimple #DataScience #AIinFinance #TechSales #WallStreet #IBM #Innovation #FinancialServices #Leadership #ContinuousLearning #AI

Want to be featured as a guest on Making Data Simple? Reach out to us at almartintalksdata@gmail.com and tell us why you should be next. The Making Data Simple Podcast is hosted by Al Martin, WW VP Technical Sales, IBM, where we explore trending technologies, business innovation, and leadership ... while keeping it simple & fun.

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