Lori Glover, incoming Chief of Strategic Alliances at the Data Science Institute, will share insights from her book Innovation Alchemy and her experience leading global academic–industry partnerships. She will explore how ideas move from research to real-world impact, what enables truly symbiotic collaborations, and how universities can position themselves to lead in a rapidly evolving innovation landscape.
With industry investment accelerating and research ecosystems expanding in the AI era, this session will bring together DSI’s community of faculty, researchers, and industry practitioners to examine what effective partnership models look like in practice today.
The program will be moderated by Garud Iyengar, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia Engineering.
Lori Glover is the incoming Chief of Strategic Alliances at the Data Science Institute, Columbia University. Her new role will commence in January 2026.
Glover comes to Columbia after more than a decade at MIT, where she built the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory’s (CSAIL) Alliances program from the ground up. She has created one of the most successful university-industry partnership programs in the country, which includes focused efforts on FinTechAI@CSAIL, Machine Learning Applications@CSAIL, and the MIT Future of Data, Trust & Privacy. The CSAIL Alliances program currently engages more than 150 companies globally and supports a broad portfolio of research, talent, and innovation collaborations at MIT’s largest lab, home to more than 900 active projects.
Event Details
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET)
Location: Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom (3rd Floor) – 64 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The Columbia Morningside campus is open to the Columbia community. If you do not have an active CUID, the deadline to register is at 12:00 PM the day before the event.
