Patrick Bangert is an experienced technology executive who has led AI and machine learning teams and programs for over two decades. He was named a Top 10 Influential Leader in AI and Big Data by CIOLook Magazine and is currently VP and Chief of AI at Occidental Petroleum. He was previously the SVP of AI for Samsung SDS, the founder of algorithmica technologies and the SVP of Data, Analytics, AI at Searce. He lives in San Francisco, CA.