

Bryan DeGraw
Episode Summary: In the latest episode of the Emagia AI For Finance podcast, we’re joined by Bryan DeGraw from renowned research firm The Hackett Group, a proud partner of Emagia.
DeGraw talks about the exciting shift that is happening toward Generative AI by explaining more about the concept and outlining some of the use cases back-office financial leaders should (and, importantly, should not) be pursuing during their companies’ early steps into AI-powered solution adoption.
DeGraw also does an excellent breakdown of how Generative AI can help fuel newfound leaps in efficiency in the areas of deductions and collections.
Speaker highlights: The Hackett Group’s Bryan DeGraw brings nearly 30 years of in-the-trenches experience. He has focused on core finance disciplines including enterprise business planning, end-to-end business process creation, continuous improvement program management, cost reduction/management and product/service level financial analysis over the years. He has held positions leading projects and people in both corporate management and in consulting, defining and transforming back-office finance and customer-facing business processes.
Before his two-decade run at The Hackett Group began, DeGraw gained experience working with companies like IBM Global Business Services, Phillips Electronics, Lucent, and AT&T.