A new chapter for Silicon Foundry: Silicon Foundry is entering an exciting new era as Mark Menell succeeds co-founder Neal Hansch as CEO. Over the past five years, Mark has helped leading enterprises identify the technologies and partnerships that matter while shaping Silicon Foundry's growth, operations, and global reach. He brings together strategic vision, deep operational experience, and a steadfast commitment to our people and partners.

As AI reshapes industries and corporations rethink how they create value, our mission remains unchanged: helping organizations move beyond technology-watching to build the capabilities, relationships, and confidence needed to adapt and thrive. Together with Kearney, Silicon Foundry remains committed to connecting the world's leading enterprises with the ideas, technologies, and partnerships that drive meaningful business outcomes.

Across Nike and American Express, Elaine Barsoom, had a front-row seat to one of the hardest problems in corporate innovation: how to turn promising technology into something a large organization can actually absorb. She reflects on the moments that defined that work, from helping Nike pursue a direct-to-consumer shift through external partnerships and startup pilots, to standing up an AI center of excellence as generative AI began reshaping the enterprise agenda, to building and scaling a joint venture at Amex that reached real commercial traction. Along the way, she offers a clear-eyed view of why so many innovation efforts stall, why pilot success rarely tells the whole story, and why executive sponsorship only matters if it holds when adoption gets difficult. The result is a practical lesson in organizational readiness, AI governance, and the human work required to make transformation stick.