Gill Eapen, CEO, Decision Options, LLC
Gill Eapen is the founder and CEO of Decision Options ®, a leader in Econometrics and Artificial Intelligence applications in business decision-making. Mr. Eapen has over 30 years of experience in strategy, finance, machine learning, artificial intelligence, engineering and general management. Mr. Eapen has advised clients on a broad range of industries including life sciences, healthcare, energy, aerospace, high technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, manufacturing, consumer goods, financial services and legal services. In the 90s, his team created and implemented one of the largest predictive models to forecast and manage all resources needed to conduct worldwide R&D at Pfizer, with annual investments exceeding $4 Billion.
During this time, the company grew over 30% per year and Mr. Eapen’s team was involved in managing the complexity of hyper-growth in all aspects of the business including the financial and strategic management of Research, Development, Manufacturing and External Collaborations. In 2004, he developed an artificially intelligent trading platform for a market-neutral equity fund showing consistent alpha.
Decision Options ® features market-based economic valuation and risk assessment in private assets such as emerging technologies, intellectual property, know-how, facilities, contracts, data, processes, R&D, brand, and access. The technology has been used to help organizations select and design products, technologies, processes, Intellectual Property and facilities, budget and manage resources and capital across a portfolio of
opportunities and forecast and predict business attributes to increase revenue, reduce cost and enhance value.
Mr. Eapen is the author of two textbooks. The first book, Decision Options: The Art and Science of Making Decisions, provides the theory and practice of economic valuation and investment decision-making in the presence of uncertainty and flexibility. The second book, Flexibility: Flexible Companies for the Uncertain World is a comprehensive discussion of the structure, systems, and strategies needed for companies to survive and succeed in an increasingly uncertain world.
His Podcast, Videocast and Blog, “Scientific Sense ®,” and associated media publications are followed by people from over 100 countries. The podcast is rated as one of top shows and features unscripted conversations with leading researchers and academics. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide on subjects of strategy, innovation, economics, and analytics.
