by Malcolm Gill, VP, Collaboration & Innovation

When I first met Brian Dolan in May of this year, he was looking for a sales resource that could help Verdant position their innovative AI capabilities to companies that see the value but don’t have the in-house expertise.  What started out as traditional interview banter quickly transitioned into a conversation on how Verdant planned to “Change The World” – I kid you not!  What made the dialogue between Brian and myself even more thought-provoking was that I was right there with him, waxing about how artificial intelligence has the capacity to change so many aspects of our lives.  Digital Health…Clean Energy…Blue Tech…Social Justice…you name it.  In less than 10 minutes, I found a kindred spirit who not only saw the burgeoning potential of AI but had every intention of using his incredible knowledge, experience, and vision to apply that potential for good.  I knew right then that I wanted to be a part of his team and to partner with him to help make Verdant a change agent.

As Vice President of Collaboration & Innovation, you would think my responsibility is fairly straightforward – find prospects, cultivate relationships, do discovery, align capabilities to customer needs, close deals.  Ultimately, that’s what I’m tasked to do.  The factor that makes this role at this company different is that we’re not a company that is focused on a particular vertical or has a suite of products that addresses specific functionality challenges.  The unstructured nature of AI allows for Verdant to provide innovation across industry and lines of business.  This open playing field gives us the opportunity to have customer engagements that are as mission-critical as they are diverse.  I can’t wait to see who we can help, to see what we will do and to look at how we’re helping our clients solve the most complex business challenges.

I’ve always wanted an opportunity to “Dare to be Great”, to make a significant difference for my family, my colleagues, and my business partners.  Brian showed me that opportunity in the first 10 minutes of our first meeting.  Now that I’m a member of this merry band of AI warriors, I can’t wait to tell our story and show what we can do.  At Verdant, we are the change we’re looking for.  We think we’re the change you’re looking for too.