Thought Leader Session with Alec Levenson

AI and Careers: Now What?

August 26th, 2026

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM (PDT)

Virtual | Zoom event

Now that AI has burst onto the scene, we are seeing very different, competing narratives for what AI is going to do to the labor market. The risk is particularly high for people who work in technical and supervisory roles, managing people, information and data. Which is leading most of us to wonder: What is AI going to do to my career and job prospects?

Dr. Levenson is a labor economist who has spent the past 25+ years helping leading organizations understand the career and labor market challenges of aligning the work with shareholder objectives. He has a unique view into the tradeoffs leadership face when making the hard calls about investing in people, especially when a new technology changes how we structure work and the operating model.

During this fireside chat with Dr. Levenson we will explore:
 

  • What are the immediate and medium term risks of disruption to your job and career?
  • What does the transition phase look like, going from how we worked in 2022, before AI started disrupting jobs, to the uncertain future ahead of us?
  • What kind of options should I be looking out for, to help protect and strengthen my skills and bargaining power?
  • How does the outlook differ for early, mid- and late-career people?

    Snippet from Dr. Alec Levenson AI Collab I

    Speaker

    Alec Levenson, Ph.D.

    Director and Senior Research Scientist
    Center for Effective Organizations
    University of Southern California

    Alec’s action research with companies uses organization design, job design, human capital analytics and strategic talent management to optimize organization performance and HR systems. He integrates the best elements of scientific research and practical, actionable knowledge that companies can use to improve performance; using economics, strategy, organization behavior, and industrial-organizational psychology to tackle talent and organizational challenges that defy easy solutions. He has trained HR professionals from numerous Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies in human capital analytics.

    His books include Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective, Strategic Analytics: Advancing Strategy Execution and Organizational Effectiveness, What Millennials Want From Work, and Employee Surveys That Work. His research has been featured in numerous academic and business publications, including Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Economist.

    Alec holds a Ph.D. in Labor and Development Economics from Princeton University, where his doctoral work examined labor markets and economic development. He also earned a Master of Arts in Economics from Princeton University, and a Bachelors from University of Wisconsin, Madison, in Economics and Chinese language.