Author of From Data to Profit. Founder of one of the world's first pure-play AI consulting firms. $4B in delivered value for Airbus, Walmart, Siemens, JPMorgan Chase, and more — and still building the systems everyone else only talks about.
Since 2017 LinkedIn Top Voice
Wiley author
Vin's career runs the full arc most AI voices only claim: hands-on engineering, organizational leadership, three companies founded, one exit — and thirteen years training, productizing, and monetizing AI before it was a headline.
In 2012 he founded V-Squared AI, one of the world's first pure-play data and AI consulting firms, and set out to fix the industry's defining failure: over 85% of AI projects never deliver a return because they start with technology instead of a business problem. His answer is the Missing Middle — the strategic translation layer between AI capability and business outcomes — now built out into 26 proprietary frameworks and 130 sub-frameworks spanning strategy, product, monetization, and transformation.
The results are measurable: $4B in delivered value for Global 2K clients including Airbus, Walmart, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase; more than 9,000 professionals trained; 700+ published articles; and a 250K+ community that includes 31,000 C-suite leaders and founders.
What separates him from the commentary class: he still builds. Knowledge graphs, agentic architectures, and causal models running in production on his own infrastructure — so when he tells a board what works, it's because he shipped it first.
Complex and dynamical systems modeling, causal AI, knowledge graph engineering, and agentic system design — the rare strategist who can go as deep as the engineers in the room.
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Vin Vashishta is the author of 'From Data to Profit' (Wiley) and founder of V-Squared AI, one of the world's first pure-play data & AI consulting firms. Over 30 years, he has delivered $4B in AI value for clients including Airbus, Walmart, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase.
Vin Vashishta is an AI strategist, keynote speaker, and the author of 'From Data to Profit' (Wiley). As founder and CEO of V-Squared AI — one of the world's first pure-play data & AI consulting firms — he has delivered $4B in measurable value over 30 years for clients including Airbus, Walmart, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase. A LinkedIn Top Voice in AI since 2017 with a 250K+ community, Vin has trained more than 9,000 professionals and published 700+ articles on AI strategy, agentic systems, and knowledge graphs. He still builds: his frameworks come from production systems, not theory.
The playbook enterprises use to turn data and AI capability into products, productivity, and revenue — the Missing Middle, in book form.
Vin's speaking on AI is a breath of fresh air in a space filled with so much noise. While many focus on AI what-ifs, Vin is always rooted in what leaders are actually talking about.
Vin's ability to translate complex concepts into real-world applications, supported by clear examples, provides invaluable guidance to customers, clients, and partners.
His hybrid mastery of technical, business, and strategic skillsets lets him solve business problems in a way that doesn't alienate anyone — technical or not.
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