Turning AI Into Measurable Value Across Business Operations

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Artificial intelligence has moved from boardroom conversation to operational expectation — and the people responsible for driving value across PE-backed companies are now on the hook for making it work. The real challenge isn't adoption. It's knowing which initiatives actually move EBITDA, which portfolio companies are ready, and how to build momentum without losing years to the wrong bets. And increasingly, the conversation is turning to a less visible but consequential challenge: the structural gap between value that gets negotiated and value that actually gets captured — a gap that lives in systems and processes, not in the performance of any one team. This discussion brings together senior value creation and portfolio operations leaders from U.S. private equity firms for a candid peer exchange on where AI is delivering measurable results, where it's falling short, and how leading firms are sequencing implementation across their portfolios.