McDonald’s names new chief of data analytics and artificial intelligence

McDonald’s has appointed Das Dasgupta as global chief data analytics and AI officer. An adjunct professor at USC Marshall School of Business, Mr. Dasgupta has also held leadership roles at Amazon and Viacom, and most recently served as Starbucks’ chief data and analytics officer. “In the near term, I’ll focus on building ‘Moneyball’ teams, early wins that matter in restaurants and in the app, and a scalable foundation for AI that helps our people do their best work,” he commented.