Steven Flinn is founder and CEO of ManyWorlds, Inc., which is a pioneer of machine learning-based solutions for enterprises, the market leading provider of visual UX software for collaborative systems, and a member of the highly selective Partnership for American Innovation. Mr. Flinn has extensive consulting experience at the intersection of strategy, decision science, and technology with Global 1000 enterprises, as well as selected high-impact startups. He has been awarded over 40 patents in the field of machine learning and its applications, and is the author of The Learning Layer (Palgrave Macmillan 2010), which predicted, and established the imperative for, applying machine learning-based capabilities in the enterprise, an imperative that is now widely accepted and a reality. Prior to ManyWorlds, he was a Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell. His education includes graduate degrees from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business and Stanford University's School of Engineering.