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We are delighted to announce Urmi Mukherjea’s promotion from Senior Engagement Manager to Principal. Urmi joined Keystone in 2020 and has been delivering outstanding client results while upholding the values of our firm. Her fields of expertise include transfer pricing, industrial organization, applied microeconomics, finance, valuation, and econometrics. Urmi has a Ph.D. from Northwestern University and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. To learn more about Urmi’s work at Keystone, click here: https://bit.ly/3lSePV5

Don’t miss the inaugural ‘Playing the Long Game’ conference, presented by The University of Texas at Austin, The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center, and Jim Rooney of the Pittsburgh Steelers! Tonight's opening keynote address will feature former NFL Commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, discussing perspectives on the evolving sports landscape, and the star-studded lineup of panelists include Larry Miller, Judy Battista, and Swin Cash-Canal. Last chance to register by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2Q9UcrC #nfl #sportsmanagement #sportsbiz

Join Harvard Business School professor and Keystone chairman, Marco Iansiti, at Ai4's 2021 Retail, Supply Chain, and Marketing Summit a virtual discussion on the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. Professor Iansiti will be a keynote speaker discussing the connection between organizational architecture and digital transformation. To view the full lineup and to register, click here: https://bit.ly/3rLBcga #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #ai #ageofai

To conclude our celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we hear from Colleen Carroll, a Senior Engagement Manager in our #NewYork office, who reflects on the impact female colleagues have had on her professional life. "I'm fortunate to work alongside many inspiring women at Keystone every day. Having a female mentor who is a confidant and advisor has had a meaningful impact on my professional career path. Thanks, Colleen! We hope you enjoyed meeting some of our inspiring #Keysto...neWomen and look forward to sharing more soon. To learn more about Colleen's work at Keystone, click here: https://bit.ly/3m0idNw #womeninbusiness #womenshistorymonth

We are delighted to announce Gautam Basak’s promotion from Principal to Senior Principal. Gautam joined Keystone in 2019 and has been delivering outstanding client results while upholding the values of our firm. At Keystone, Gautam helps clients drive transformative growth. He offers strategic advice and works closely with clients in designing and operationalizing large-scale digital transformation initiatives. Gautam earned an MBA from IIM Kozhikode and received an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from RV College of Engineering, Bangalore. To learn more about Gautam’s work at Keystone, click here: https://bit.ly/3ufBqxN

Yesterday, Keystone president Jeff Marowits joined an expert #panel at International Trademark Association (INTA)’s What’s Next For Brands: A View from Europe conference and spoke alongside industry experts Brian Daniel, Jayne McClelland, and Debra Hughes. In a keynote session, Jeff discussed the latest brand valuation methods and the different ways brands can be leveraged to increase the value of a company, particularly in #transferpricing and #intellectualproperty settings. To learn more about Keystone’s work in the space, click here: http://bit.ly/2ORPkRR #INTA #IP #taxlaw #transferpricing

Can’t-miss event! Join sports industry professionals, academics, and students worldwide for the inaugural ‘Playing the Long Game’ conference - a virtual discussion on the current trends and the future of the sports industry. Organized by industry experts Tolga Ozyurtcu (The University of Texas at Austin) and Jim Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers), the interactive conference will feature discussions on the immediate impact of COVID-19, innovation, and the long-term future of the industry, diversity, and culture and ethics in the workplace. For free registration, click here: https://bit.ly/2Q9UcrC #universityoftexas #sports

Digital transformation has taken the spotlight in recent years, and this focus has come into sharper relief as organizations transition to virtual models. Keystone team members Carina Cheng, Catherine Poirier, Ellora Sarkar, Henry Silva, and Tom Kudrle partnered with Microsoft Azure to publish a white paper entitled The Culture of Data Leaders. The paper explores the cultural aspects of digital transformation across organizations at different levels of maturity and provides insights for others pursuing a strong data culture. To read the full paper, click here: https://bit.ly/3clAVvS #digitaltransformation #artificialintelligence #data

Today, Harvard Business School professor and Keystone chairman, Marco Iansiti, was a keynote speaker at Ai4's 2021 Retail, Supply Chain, and Marketing Summit. During his presentation, Professor Iansiti demonstrated how it no longer takes a genius to replicate and extend the work of a genius because the reality is that AI is accessible to all of us and the relatively simple AI that is deployed to do simple tasks is fundamentally changing the world and the economy. To learn more about Professor Iansiti’s research, click here: http://ageof.ai/ #artificialintelligence #digitaltransformation #machinelearning #ai #ageofai

Congratulations to co-authors and Harvard Business School professors, Marco Iansiti, Keystone's chairman, and Karim Lakhani, as their best-selling book, Competing in the Age of AI, has been named a Gold Medalist in the 2021 Axiom Business Book Awards! For the past 14 years, the Axiom Business Book Awards have brought increased recognition to exemplary business books and their authors, and we are thrilled to see professors Iansiti and Lakhani awarded the gold medal in the #artificialintelligence, #robotics, and #algorithms category. View the full list here: http://bit.ly/3ci4YVr #ai #ageofai #digitaltransformation #axiom

Keystone President Jeff Marowits will be a featured speaker at International Trademark Association (INTA)'s What’s Next For Brands: A View from Europe Conference this Wednesday, March 24th. Jeff will join fellow panelists and INTA members Brian Daniel, Jayne McClelland, and Debra Hughes. Jeff will share a bit about some of the innovative methods to better understand and measure the value of brands, particularly in transfer pricing and intellectual property settings. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3d05yWG #INTA #intellectualproperty

"Health care and immunization equity are not only a matter of fairness. These are also important societal goals that can help, for example, to slow the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases such as COVID-19 in diverse communities where infections, hospitalizations, and deaths have been higher during the pandemic," says Pfizer Regional President and Keystone Next member, David Hering, in a recently published Morning Consult article. Discussing the need for immunization equity, Hering recommends increasing vaccine access through greater distribution to pharmacists one of the most accessible communities of health care professionals. To read the full article: https://bit.ly/3myza22 #covid #vaccines #pfizer

Continuing our celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting some of the extraordinary women who work at Keystone. Today meet, Vidushi Singhi, a Senior Associate in our #SanFrancisco office. Q: Who is your favorite female role model? A: My mom. I have seen her handle every aspect of her life beautifully and with the biggest smile on her face. She completed one of the hardest professional degrees in India in 2 years, finished 3 Master's degrees parallelly in Economics..., Chemistry and Law, and started working independently at the age of 23. Her positive energy and love for life is motivating and encouraging! Thanks, Vidushi! Stay tuned to meet more of our inspiring #KeystoneWomen! #womeninbusiness #womenshistorymonth

Keystone associate, Julie Zhang, recently co-authored a paper published in Springer Nature's Nature Chemical Biology Journal on genome engineering. We sat down with Julie to learn more about her research and its role in her work at Keystone. To read the full Q&A and learn more about new tools for gene editing, click here: http://bit.ly/3r2t2iW #genomeengineering #geneediting