Key HireMay 1, 2026· Reported
Simpson Thacher Hires Matt Kelly to Lead New Head of AI Practice Role
- Significance
- Medium
- Confidence
- Reported
Why this matters
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is buying the talent to run AI at scale. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Simpson Thacher hired Matt Kelly for a newly created Head of AI Practice role, formalizing senior leadership over AI strategy and deployment across practice groups, following the earlier AI program build-out led by Andrew Baker.
- Significance
- Medium
- Source type
- Trade Press
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