Dan Maranan is executive director for the Digital Intelligence & Innovation (DI2) Accelerator initiative at Washington University in St. Louis, which aims to transform the university’s digital domain. In this role, he works to revolutionize the use of technology in order to support and amplify the activities of researchers, students and staff. With a background as an engineering leader and software architect, he has previously directed award-winning software development teams. He brings experience to his current position as a respected university lecturer on topics including artificial intelligence and machine learning, DevOps, software architecture and organizational leadership.