Lucas Quarta is an accomplished Partner and Associate Director in Data & Analytics, and a core member of the Data & Digital Platform leadership team at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He is a highly regarded expert on data strategy, governance, and digital transformation. With experience working in several industries such as banking, insurance, telecom, consumer packaged goods, retail, healthcare, and automotive, Quarta has led the definition and implementation of data strategies for clients of different sizes, ranging from fintechs to multinational sector leaders, and helped them shape their Chief Data & Analytics Officer agenda by creating and enabling their data and AI vision. He has project experience on a global print, having worked in several countries across Europe, US, and India. Furthermore, Quarta has also investigated the potential usage of AI techniques in the area of IT production, specifically AIOps. With his academic background as a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Mons, Belgium, he has served in several leadership roles for critical transformation initiatives for financial institutions across various countries. Overall, Quarta's expertise and insights on data and AI are highly sought after, and he remains engaged in the academic community by recruiting Ph.D. candidates for BCG in Paris.