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Slawek Kierner, PhD

Limited Partner, Non-Executive Board Member, Advisor at Story Ventures

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Overview

Slawek Kierner holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Technical University of Lodz and MIT, with a thesis focused on Clinical Hybrid AI Architectures[12], and completed executive education in Strategic Marketing Management at Harvard Business School[11]. Kierner serves as Limited Partner, Non-Executive Board Member, and Advisor at Story Ventures[1][4]. Currently, Kierner holds the position of Chief Digital Officer at Olympus Corporation as of May 2025[3]. Previously, Kierner served as Senior Vice President of Digital Experiences, Platforms and Machine Learning at Intuitive from March 2022 to July 2025[5], and as Senior Vice President and Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Humana from December 2018 to March 2022[6]. Earlier roles include Chief Data and Analytics Officer positions at Microsoft spanning from 2011 to 2018[7][8], Global Director of Operational Development Solutions at Nokia[9], and CIO roles at Procter & Gamble[10].

Profile introduction
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Over the past two decades, I’ve led award-winning digital, data, and AI transformations at some of the world’s most respected companies: Microsoft, Humana, and Intuitive. I’ve built billion-dollar cloud and AI platforms, launched AI-powered robotics ecosystems, and brought regulated med-tech products to market—all while uniting global teams around bold missions. At Intuitive, I helped architect the digital layer of the da Vinci 5 robotic system, including the Intuitive Hub and AI Suite—products recognized for advancing surgical intelligence. At Humana, I unified fragmented data systems into o…

Career history

  1. Chief Digital OfficerMay 2025 to presentOlympus Corporation
  2. Limited Partner, Non-Executive Board Member, AdvisorJan 2019 to presentStory Ventures
  3. Senior Vice President | Digital Experiences, Platforms and Machine LearningMar 2022 to Jul 2025Intuitive
  4. Senior Vice President | Chief Data and Analytics OfficerDec 2018 to Mar 2022Humana
  5. Chief Data and Analytics Officer, PowerBI, Dynamics, Cloud and AIApr 2012 to Dec 2018Microsoft
  6. Chief Data, Analytics and Market Research Officer, DevicesJan 2011 to Dec 2015Microsoft
  7. Global Director, Operational Development SolutionsOct 2008 to Jan 2011Nokia
  8. CIO - Central Europe and Interactive Marketing EMEAAug 2002 to Sep 2008Procter & Gamble

Education

  1. Executive Education, Strategic Marketing Management2011 - 2011Harvard Business School
  2. Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - thesis on Clinical Hybrid AI ArchitecturesJun 1997 - May 2024Technical University of Lodz and MIT
  3. BEng, Electrical Engineering at DTU1998 - 2000Technical University of Denmark

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