Husch Blackwell Creates Firmwide Transformation Office Unifying AI and Innovation Functions
- Significance
- Low
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Husch Blackwell is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A directional signal rather than a step change.
Husch Blackwell created a firmwide Transformation Office led by newly appointed Chief Transformation Officer Joanna Penn, unifying data science/AI, practice innovation, and strategic delivery; named three vertical leaders including Thom Hutchison as Director of Data Science & AI.
- Significance
- Low
- Source type
- Firm Press Release
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