About the authors Karthik Narain H. James Wilson @KarthikSNarain @hjameswilson Karthik Narain leads Accenture Cloud First, with H. James Wilson is global managing director of IT and responsibility for helping clients shape, move and Business Research at Accenture Research, where operate their business in the cloud to accelerate he leads global research programs on the impact of innovation and achieve their digital transformation technology on enterprises and work. Wilson is co-author goals. In his role leading Accenture Cloud First, Karthik of the bestselling book “Human + Machine: Reimagining is focused on extending the company’s leadership in Work in the Age of AI” (Harvard Business Review Press). cloud with Accenture’s ecosystem partners and through He is author or contributing author of eight books on investments in deep industry capabilities and solutions, the impact of technology on work and society, including cloud acquisitions, and talent. He is also a member of the most recently, “AI, Analytics, & The New Machine Age” company’s Global Management Committee. (HBR Press 2019) and “How to Go Digital” (MIT Press 2019). Wilson wrote “The Jobs Arti昀椀cial Intelligence Will A technology industry veteran, Karthik most recently Create,” MIT Sloan Management Review’s #1 Most-Read served as the lead for Accenture Technology in North article of the year and is a longtime contributor to The America, helping guide Global 2000 brands in using Wall Street Journal and HBR. He is currently 昀椀nalizing a the power of the cloud and other technologies to new book on the future of enterprise technology with transform their businesses. Over his 20-year career, he Paul Daugherty (HBR Press). has led many innovative technology programs for clients across a variety of industry sectors, including Financial Services, High Tech and Software and Platforms. Karthik also previously led Technology services for Accenture’s Communications, Media and High-Tech industry segments. Ever–ready for every opportunity 42