Birju Shah
CEO and Board Advisory on Advanced Technology.
Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern Engineering Professor.
AI Deep Research Advisor and Speaker.
Former Head of Product, ML & AI at Uber.
I help executives turn AI curiosity into strategic clarity and programmatic P&L transformation.
Five talks. Every one tailored to your industry and audience.
From AI Curiosity to Strategic Clarity: A CEO’s 12-Month Plan
What to do in the next four quarters — where to place bets, what to stop, and how to tell real capability from vendor theatre. Built for boards and C-suites who are being asked “what’s our AI strategy?”
The Last Square Foot: What Uber AI Taught Me About Deploying ML at Scale
The story behind the Harvard Business Publishing case — how machine learning solved everyday problems for 2 billion users in 190 countries, and the operating decisions that made it stick.
Gen AI and the P&L: Unlocking Enterprise Value Without the Hype
Where generative AI actually moves revenue and cost today, how to sequence pilots, and how to measure them. The core of Birju’s marquee executive class at Kellogg.
AI for Hard Industries: Food, Health and Mobility
Lessons from putting self-driving tractors on 5% of US corn farmland, launching 47 digital-health companies, and getting 1M+ patients to appointments with Uber Health.
Building Product Intelligence: The Platform Playbook
How to build the data and product platform that lets an organisation ship AI features repeatedly instead of one pilot at a time. From the Kellogg EMBA curriculum.
Every talk is customised to the room.
Tell us the audience and the goal — Birju builds the session around it.
Invite Birju to SpeakBirju speaks on AI, transformation, and platform strategy with depth and clarity.
Below are recent interviews showcasing his insights across industries.
AI in Food Production & Sustainability
A detailed interview with Prof. Birju Shah · Champions Speakers
AI Implementation in Business
An exclusive interview with Prof. Birju Shah · Champions Speakers
See Birju in the room.
Guest lectures, keynotes and panels — from the U.S. Army War College to Kellogg.
50+ Fortune 500 companies, 15+ global schools, marquee industry conferences.
Technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, climate tech, manufacturing, education and professional services.
In their words.
“Birju is an amazing speaker with actual AI knowledge to share.”
“Absolutely fantastic insight and a wealth of knowledge.”
“One of the best sessions I have attended. The speaker was outstanding!”
“Exceptional speaker! Keep bringing him back yearly.”
“Thanks so much for coming to Mexico and helping us with this event — our most important event in Cisco Mexico. Everyone I spoke to was pleasantly impacted by your presentation.”
“His keynote on AI and operational efficiency provided actionable strategies that our members greatly appreciated.”
Everything an organiser needs before they ask.
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The unasked questions, answered.
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25+ classes. 29,000 students. Joint appointment at Kellogg and McCormick.
Full-time professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering.
Product Management
An entrepreneurial and technological perspective on building products people hire.
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Data automation as the precursor to AI — for executives who own a P&L.
Learn more →Gen AI: Unlocking Enterprise Value
The marquee class for executives on using generative AI to unlock P&L value.
Learn more →Product Management
For Masters in Engineering Management and Masters in Product Development.
Building Product Intelligence
A deep dive into building platforms that ship AI features repeatedly.
Bring a program in-house
Half-day to two-day executive sessions, tailored to your industry.
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Taught at business schools worldwide.
Uber: Solving the Last Sqft Problem with Scalable Machine Learning
A marquee case on solving everyday problems with data intelligence.
Purchase on Harvard Publishing →Sanergy 2.0
An update on solving the sanitation problem — and the share-of-wallet opportunities in human waste.
Purchase on Harvard Publishing →Patel Brothers
An incredible diaspora brand with a growing footprint — what next?
Purchase on Harvard Publishing →He has done the work he talks about.
Uber90% market share in geospatial AIHead of Product, Uber AIRedesign Health47 digital health companies launched in 18 monthsChief Product OfficerUber Health1M+ patients getting to their health visitsProduct leadClimate Corp & Monsanto+10% farmer yield in corn and soyHead of Product, Yield AnalysisBy a factor of 20% by removing bureaucracy within the healthcare system through agents.
#makesNOsenseIncrease 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.
#feedtheworldUnderstand the data layers for the psychological pathway to never have an unhappy day.
#PsychologicalAISolve the death rate of sudden stroke and heart attacks by specific diaspora-to-diaspora healthcare.
#PreventSuddenDeathA thought-provoking podcast with Birju Shah.
The major areas of product focus in a rolling 12–24 month future — emerging areas that have yet to scale, in the sweet 1-to-10 spot, looking for explosive growth, outsized impact and outsized returns.
Pilot episode: Regenerative Medicine with Dr. George Antonopoulos of MIMIT Healthcare.
Boards, advisory roles and memberships.
CompareMedsRxChairmanDriving pharmaceutical cost to the lowest per-user cost.
Self.xyzCOOPrivacy-first identity and credentials for humans and AI agents.
project44Senior AdvisorAdvising on AI simulation and agentic products for supply-chain visibility.
Global Med TeamAdvisorSolving the medical capacity problem.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs2025 Emerging LeadersShaping U.S. leadership on global affairs.
The Economic Club of ChicagoFull MemberChicago’s forum for business and civic leaders.