MU to host Dr. Zachary Elewitz for presentation on data and AI
North Manchester, IN (01/30/2026) — Manchester University will welcome Dr. Zachary Elewitz for a presentation about what CEOs at Fortune Brands Innovations want to achieve with artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. in Wine Recital Hall.
Elewitz is Head of AI Lab at McKesson, a Fortune 10 healthcare company, and has 15 years of experience leading data and analytic organizations across Fortune 500 businesses.
In his presentation, Elewitz will highlight what major enterprises are attempting to achieve with AI, how CEOs think about value, and how to build AI products with admissible risk. Other subjects will include what AI and data scientists really do and how they spend their time, as well as identifying legitimate concerns within the usage of AI.
Manchester's VIA programming broadens students' cultural experiences, enriches students intellectually and aesthetically, provides opportunities to experience the arts, promotes dialogue about ideas and values, and embodies in its presentations the values expressed in the University Mission. VIA features speakers, musicians and dramatic performers from the University community, across the country and around the globe.
To learn more about this presentation, contact the VIA Committee at ValuesIdeasArtsCommittee@manchester.edu.
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Press release written by MU student and communications intern Adriana Tharpe.
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