Evolving our human interaction with technology to impact global outcomes.
ABOUT
Birju is a 20-year product veteran who launched over 10 products that are used in 190 countries by 2 billion users.
Birju is a clinical assistant professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management & McCormick School of Engineering and a recognized highly rated instructor for Executive Education.
He was most recently an executive for: Uber, running their AI and Healthcare divisions, Redesign Health as CPO, and President of Sabanto Autonomous Agriculture.
SPEAKING
Global Speaker to 50+ Fortune 500 Companies, 15 Global Schools, and various industry marquee conferences.
"Dynamic, intelligent, and electrifying educational experience while leading a very approachable discussion and execution on technology in our businesses.”
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The Future of Products
A thought-provoking podcast with Birju Shah
This podcast dives into the major areas of product focus in a rolling future of 12-24 months. We explore emerging areas that have yet scaled, in the sweet 1-10 spot, that are looking for explosive growth, outsized impact, and outsized returns.
Pilot Episode: Renegerative Medicine with Dr. George Antonopoulos of MIMIT Healthcare
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MORE ABOUT BIRJU
Birju is a full-time professor with a joint appointment at the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering, with guest positions at the Feinberg School of Medicine, the Law School, and the Medill School of Journalism.
He has taught over 25 classes to more than 29,000 students over his teaching career.
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PUBLISHED CASE STUDIES
OUTCOMES I AM WORKING ON
Lower the cost of healthcare by a factor of 20% by removing bureaucracy within the healthcare system through agents #makesNOsense
1B+ of Food Production
Increase the temperature of the soil as a natural oven to every single farm acre to serve 1B+ underserved on food and lessen the $100 trillion dollar impact of weather events. #feedtheworld
100% Happy Days
Understand the data layers for the psychological pathway to never have an unhappy day. #PsychologicalAI
10% less strokes and heart attacks
Solve death rate of sudden stroke and heart attacks by specific diaspora to diaspora healthcare. #PreventSuddenDeath
EXECUTIVE OUTCOMES
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Uber
Head of Product Uber AI
90% Marketshare in Geospatial AI
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Sabanto
Assisting over 5% of corn farmland with self driving tractors.
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Redesign
47 Digital Health Companies launched in 18 months.
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Climate Corp & Monsanto
Head of Product Yield Analysis
Increased farmer yield by 10% in corn and soy.
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Uber Health
Impacting over 1M patients getting to their health visits.
CLASSES
Kellogg: Product Management
An Entrepreneurial and Technological perspective (Fall, Winter, Spring)
Executive Online: Product Analytics
An Executive Online Course with Emeritus focusing on Data Automation and Precursor to AI
Gen AI Unlocking Enterprise Value
Marquee class for Executives on using Generative AI to unlock P&L Value
GIM – New Zealand
Unique Country explorations of Product Culture and Intelligence
Product Management
For Masters in Engineering Management and Masters in Product Development Program
Executive MBA
Building Product Intelligence, a deep dive into building platforms
RECENT LECTURES & SPEAKING
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