Dr. Lance Eliot is CIO/CTO at Techbrium Inc., overseeing all digital systems efforts. Previously, Dr. Eliot was a CIO at a major Venture Capital firm, a global retail services company, and a top tier home healthcare firm, and has been a successful entrepreneur having launched, run, and sold several startups. He is a frequent speaker at major industry events, author of over 20 books and 300+ articles, and a recognized thought leader on the subjects of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and also Autonomous Vehicles. He had been a professor at USC and UCLA, and holds a PhD from the University of Southern California.