Ajay R. Gawali is a leader in technology strategy and decision science, known for over 25 years of leading digital transformation, Zero Trust, Enterprise Architecture, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) initiatives, including key collaborations with the U.S. Department of Defense for Intel US. His technical leadership generated more than $25 million in ROI and positively impacted 75,000+ stakeholders worldwide.

This book reflects Dr. Gawali’s two-decade journey to improve decision quality by integrating executive practice and applied research. Through the BRIEF© framework and the Decision Quality Propensity (DQP) Assessment, he demonstrates that while AI can influence decisions, identifying a personal DQP baseline is key to strengthening and revitalizing an organization's decision culture to improve outcomes in the coming years.

Dr. Gawali holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems Management and Decision Science, an M.S. in Physics, and a B.S. in Electronics. He has earned several Intel awards and multiple U.S. patents in the field of system automation.