Melvin Greer
Chief Data Scientist of the Americas, Intel
Melvin Greer is Chief Data Scientist, Americas, Intel Corporation. Melvin is responsible for building Intel’s data science platform through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing to accelerate the transformation of data into a strategic asset for global enterprises. His systems and software engineering experience have resulted in patented inventions in cloud computing, synthetic biology, and IoT bio-sensors for edge analytics.
Melvin is one of the 2018 LinkedIn Top 10 Voices in data science and analytics. He also received the Washington Exec inaugural Pinnacle Award as the 2018 Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year. Melvin received the 2017 BDPA Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2012 BEYA Technologist of the Year Award, which recognizes his outstanding technical contributions that have had a material impact and high value to society as a whole. Melvin is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and U.S. National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, GUIRR.
He functions as a university professor and principal investigator, where he significantly advances the body of knowledge in basic research and advanced engineering. Melvin is the award-winning author of five books, and the Managing Director of the Greer Institute for Leadership and Innovation focused on the maturing of new leaders and the growth of future innovators. Melvin Greer has written for, or been covered by, The New Times, Washington Post, Federal Computer Week, Forbes, Computerworld, Washington Executive, and Government Computer News.