Jennifer Kilian
Senior board advisorsSenior Board Advisor, Penomic

Jennifer Kilian

Former Partner, McKinsey & Company

Transformation executive working where AI, digital product and experience-led growth meet, advising CXOs and boards on what actually ships.

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McKinseyFormer Partner, digital and design practice, New York
AppleProduct and experience design leadership, also at Facebook, Intuit and IBM
CEOCo-Founder and CEO of Cognition Capital
CXO advisorAdvises CXOs and boards on AI, digital product and growth

About Jennifer

Jennifer Kilian is a transformation executive who works where AI, digital product and experience-led growth meet. She was a Partner at McKinsey & Company in New York, where she led design within the firm’s digital practice and helped clients turn customer insight into products and operating change.

Before McKinsey she led product and experience design inside some of the world’s most demanding technology organizations, including Apple, Facebook, Intuit and IBM, and as a creative director at frog design and Hot Studio. She is Co-Founder and CEO of Cognition Capital.

At Penomic she advises the board on how institutions adopt AI in practice: how the people who make decisions experience the system, and what it takes for new tools to change the way work is actually done.

Career

  1. PenomicSenior Board Advisor

    Advises the board on AI adoption, product and experience.

  2. Cognition CapitalCo-Founder and CEO
  3. McKinsey & CompanyPartner, Digital (New York)

    Led design within McKinsey Digital, including the McKinsey Digital Labs design team.

  4. Hot StudioExecutive Creative Director, New York
  5. frog designCreative Director

    Research, design strategy, interaction design and product innovation.

  6. Apple, Facebook, Intuit, IBMProduct and experience design leadership

    Including Creative Director for Apple’s Instructional Products Group.

Research by Jennifer

All Penomic Research
Flagship paperThe institutional intelligence gapRead the paper AI adoptionWhy AI pilots stall after the demoRead the paper Agent governanceGovern the agent through the institution's decision rightsRead the paper Data and definitionsOne number, five definitionsRead the paper Commercial lendingCredit decisions live in the exceptionsRead the paper Investment bankingWhat the senior banker knows that the pitch book does notRead the paper

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Topics Jennifer regularly discusses with executives and boards:

  • Why AI pilots stall after the demo
  • Designing AI that professionals trust and adopt
  • Experience-led growth in financial services
  • What boards should expect from AI transformation
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Jared D. YerianJared D. YerianFormer Partner, McKinsey & Company