About this episode

Danilo McGarry discusses the impact of AI on leadership and the importance of human elements in a technology-driven world.

What happens when a kid who didn’t speak English and didn’t touch a computer until 15 goes on to lead some of the biggest AI and automation programmes in the world? Meet Danilo McGarry — a global AI expert, automation pioneer and digital transformation leader who has worked across organisations like Citigroup, UnitedHealth Group, Royal Bank of Canada and Alter Domus, helping companies redesign how work is done using artificial intelligence. From growing up in Brazil to becoming one of the most recognised voices in AI leadership, Danilo’s story is about resilience, obsession with learning, and refusing to accept how things have always been done. In this conversation, we go far beyond buzzwords. We talk about how AI is really being used inside companies, why culture matters more than technology, how automation is reshaping jobs and leadership, and what executives must understand if they want to survive the next decade. We also explore the human side of artificial intelligence — anxiety, burnout, biology, sleep, emotional intelligence, and what it actually means to stay human while machines become more powerful. This is not a hype conversation. This is about execution…

People in this episode

Host: Maria Hvorostovsky

Guest: Danilo McGarry

Topics covered

• AI leadership
• automation
• digital transformation
• work culture
• human side of AI
• job reshaping
• executive survival

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• leadership
• automation
• digital transformation
• work culture
• emotional intelligence
• job reshaping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Citigroup, UnitedHealth Group, Royal Bank of Canada, Alter Domus

Places: Brazil

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