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Lou DiLorenzo Jr.
Principal | AI & Data Strategy Practice Leader | National US CIO Program Leader | Deloitte Consulting LLP
Lou DiLorenzo Jr. leads Monitor Deloitte’s US AI & Data Strategy practice, is the National Leader for Deloitte’s US CIO Program and leads Deloitte Consulting’s US Generative AI Advisory practice and the US Gen AI Market Incubator.
From large corporations to small disruptive startups, Lou works at the intersection of strategy, technology, analytics, and operational transformation. With over 20 years of cross-sector operating, entrepreneurial, and consulting experience, he has a record of success in bringing key stakeholders together to help lead change, develop new capabilities, and deliver positive financial results.
Prior to returning to Deloitte as a principal in 2019, Lou served as COO of Bright Health. The technology-enabled consumer health insurance startup raised $440M in venture capital funding during his tenure and was named to Forbes “Next Billion Dollar Startup” list in 2017.
Previously, Lou was an appointed officer of Cargill, Inc. and the Global CIO for the $35B revenue Food Ingredients & Bio Industrial division. He also led strategic planning, portfolio optimization, and finance areas for Cargill’s global information technology function, reporting to the CIO as a key member of the leadership team. Lou also served as secretary for Cargill’s corporate Enterprise Process, Data, and Technology (EPDT) Governance Committee, working for the corporate CFO to drive alignment between dozens of business units and Cargill’s strategic technology project portfolio.
Lou holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School with 2nd year honors, and BA, cum laude, in political science from Colgate University. Originally from Central New York, Lou lives in Edina, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.
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