Sam Bourton

Founder at QuantumBlack & QB AI Labs, Partner at McKinsey & Company

📍 Switzerland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2020
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Aug 2020
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2020
Angel Investor
Aug 2020
We are creating a global angel investor network, through which we can share deal-flow, expertise and contacts.
2016
Partner, Digital and Analytics
Jan 2016
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm. We are the trusted advisor to the worlds leading businesses, governments, and institutions. We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors. Our scale, scope, and knowledge allow us to address problems that no one else can. We have deep functional and industry expertise as well as breadth of geographical reach. We are passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to our clients and, often, to the world. We work with our clients as we do with our colleagues. We build their capabilities and leadership skills at every level and every opportunity. We do this to help build internal support, get to real issues, and reach practical recommendations. We bring out the capabilities of clients to fully participate in the process and lead the ongoing work.
2015
Partner, Global Leader of QB AI Innovation Labs at McKinsey & Company
Dec 2015
We are QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey. We bring the power of Artificial Intelligence combined with the unique strengths of people, to create a new source of dynamic, competitive advantage we call hybrid intelligence. QuantumBlack was born and proven in Formula 1, where teams live and breathe data. Today, we are the Artificial Intelligence (AI) arm of McKinsey & Company. At QuantumBlack, you’ll tackle critical problems faced by the world’s leading organizations—and society—while collaborating with the brightest strategic, data science and engineering minds. We put the health and safety of our people - candidates, clients, communities - first. We provide flexibility for our people to shape their working models. In today’s competitive environment, organisations that respond faster to change, with better insight and greater precision, hold a sustainable advantage. At the same time, information has gone from scarce to superabundant, affording an unprecedented opportunity for them to do so. Effective decision-making is therefore increasingly underpinned by data processing and technology capabilities. QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey 🔎 ⬇️ Follow and like posts that use the following hashtags, most relevant to you, to see more from our community: #QuantumBlack This is our general tag where you can discover all things QuantumBlack #AIbyMcKinsey This is where you can learn all about our insights, AI experimentation, and key tips that could help as you explore what AI can do for your business #HybridIntelligence Explore what this term means, and why it’s been integral to the evolution of technology and human achievement. #LifeatQB Our colleagues use this tag for events, training, socials, and offers a glimpse inside our culture #QBCareers If you’re interested in joining QuantumBlack, be sure to keep an eye on this one. Our team will use it to let you know about upcoming events and new roles.
2011
R&D Principal Engineer
May 2011
Every company has a mission. Whats ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesnt diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
2008
Principal Consultant, Emerging Technologies EMEA
Sep 2008
Infusion is pleased to announce were acquired by Avanade on Feb 28th, 2017. Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions, and design-led experiences delivered through the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem. Learn more at www.avanade.com. Infusion helps expedite digital business transformation for the enterprise. We rapidly develop innovative products and platforms through our blend of smart software engineering, design, and digital strategy. With over 600 passionate employees around the world and a desire to help our clients leverage technology to help move their businesses forward, Infusion has conceived, managed, and ultimately executed thousands of challenging assignments for the world’s top brands. We service multiple industries, including capital markets, financial services, insurance, healthcare, oil and gas, education, travel and leisure, and retail. Have a vision. Make it beautiful. Make it real. www.infusion.com. Mission: Achieve global growth by measurably transforming our client businesses through a smart, engaging, and innovative use of technology. Vision: To be the premier worldwide innovation firm combining business, consumer, and technical insight to create powerful digital experiences. With relentless dedication to client satisfaction, we grow our business by consistently delivering the impossible.