Robert Whiteman

Rob Whiteman spent the past decade becoming one of the leading automation experts. He founded the automation service line at McKinsey & Company in 2016, excited by the prospect of uniting his diverse interests in operations and technology. He has worked with over 200 private and public sector organizations on various automation and AI topics. Before joining McKinsey, Rob worked for Cerberus Capital Management. There, he oversaw portfolio companies in the U.S. and Japan and had a front-row seat to the global financial crisis of 2007 and 2008. Rob began his career at General Electric, working for the Aircraft Engines, Water Technologies, and Commercial Finance businesses. His last role at GE was a Six Sigma Master Black Belt for a distribution financing business based in Chicago. Rob left his consulting career at the end of 2022. In the coming years, he wants to pursue innovative ideas and ventures with people excited about automation and AI. He operates a “company of one” that serves both incumbents and disruptors. In his free time, he builds machines to do work he does not want to do himself. Rob lives north of Chicago with his family, two dogs, and a skunk that visits his house’s crawl space each Spring. If you enjoyed this book and want to stay in touch, you can follow his latest ventures on his website (www.artificiallyhuman.com).