Summary
Randy Lariar is a strategic AI and analytics leader with six years of modern experience and a 15+-year career trajectory delivering data-driven solutions across financial services and cybersecurity. As Head of Artificial Intelligence at Balance Theory and former Practice Director at Optiv, he combines P&L ownership and hands-on product delivery to scale AI, big data, and SOC technology practices for Fortune 1000 clients. He co-founded NAIBLE to incubate personalization and retrieval products and now cultivates AI communities as Community Lead at The AI Collective, bridging practitioner networks and commercial deployment. Known for translating C-level priorities into operational analytics—data governance, product strategy, and M&A enablement—he pairs technical fluency with strong people skills honed at EY and Standard & Poor’s. Trained in Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell, he’s equally comfortable designing data dictionaries as he is selling and delivering high-value advisory engagements.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS Operations Research and Information Engineering, BS Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell University