Val Orekhov is a partner with more than 25 years of experience in technology strategy, data architecture and AI application.
As Market Leader for Withum’s Digital Workplace Solutions and Lead of the Data Analytics and AI Services Team, Val guides teams that help mid-market organizations use data and AI to gain operational clarity and build sustainable competitive advantage.
His work spans AI adoption strategy, intelligent automation, business intelligence modernization and knowledge architecture, with deep experience in healthcare, private equity and manufacturing. Val is known for translating emerging technologies into practical, scalable frameworks that organizations can implement, operationalize and sustain over time.
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For private equity firms evaluating AI across portfolio companies, the challenge is no longer understanding the technology. It is deciding where AI actually changes the economics of the business. In the previous piece, Moonshots and Mop Buckets: When AI Investment Math Actually Works in Private Equity, the focus was on when AI investments make sense….
Executive Summary: AI in Private Equity–Where the Economics Work Every private equity professional is asking the same deceptively simple question when they look across the portfolio: What are we actually doing about AI, and where does it create real value within a hold period? Management teams are eager. Advisors are enthusiastic. AI vendors are everywhere….
The use of AI in the legal industry has emerged as a potential solution for managing routine tasks and optimizing workflows. Some legal professionals have begun exploring AI tools for document review, research and basic contract analysis, though adoption remains measured. We’ve all heard anecdotal news of someone using ChatGPT to submit a fully hallucinated…