Irene Yang

Irene Yang is a Product Innovation and Digital/AI Transformation Leader and founder of Finesse Innovation in New York. As a former AWS Principal in Innovation, corporate innovation director at Grant Thornton, management consultant at EY and Accenture, and VP of Global Sourcing and Portfolio Operations at Fortress Investment Group, she brings practitioner depth across full product lifecycles, process reengineering, technology modernization, and operating model transformation. Her hands-on experience spans Fortune 100 healthcare, insurance, and financial services companies - including J&J and JPMorgan Chase — and private equity-owned portfolios.

Her chapter, "From Automation to Autonomy: The Execution Discipline That Turns AI Adoption Into Advantage," is grounded in career-spanning practitioner experience, deepened by MIT Professional Education program certificates in applied generative AI and AI/ML.

A three-time industry award winner recognized by Grant Thornton, Accenture, and SAP, Irene works with leadership teams to bridge the gap between AI ambition and execution — building the discipline, platforms, and operating models that make transformation measurable, repeatable, and sustainable at scale.

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