Head of Research at EdgeVerve, an Infosys Company

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Prof Tony O’Donnell is the Head of Research at EdgeVerve Systems, the product subsidiary of Infosys. EV is one of the world’s largest fintech companies and nearly 1 in 5 bank accounts run on their software. Tony holds an engineering degree and a PhD in Computer Science from Trinity College Dublin, where is also an adjunct assistant professor of design. He is also a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Ireland.

“Tony is passionate about design-lead innovation, and has worked closed with the Centre for Design Research and the d.school at Stanford in recent years. He applies Design Thinking to manage the productive output of innovation, with a clear focus on rapid prototyping, customer feedback and high business impact.