Practice

Andrew Forde seated on a conference panel in a grey suit

I am a Partner and Head of AI Research at KPMG. The research role was created in March 2026. I work with boards and senior executives in financial services, energy and utilities, healthcare, telecommunications and government, and I get brought in where technology, data and strategy run into each other. Nobody hires a consultant because things are simple.

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Experience & practice

  • Partner and Head of AI Research, KPMG
  • Appointed KPMG’s first Head of AI Research in March 2026
  • Technology Strategy and Digital Transformation practice, Management Consulting
  • Member, Forbes Technology Council
  • Fellow, Conference of Defence Associations Institute
  • Built CGI’s STRADA Global Consulting practice from zero to $13M in revenue in three years
  • Earlier: BCG, Deloitte, IBM Consulting, start-ups in San Francisco, firms in New York, and Sommerlink Solutions, the data consulting firm I founded in Toronto

Selected downloads

KPMG research, board governance, and contributions to public policy.

KPMG / Industry research

Industrial AI in Mining

Where AI is changing the mine, which companies are turning adoption into measurable value, and how they organize to deliver it. A global industry view from KPMG AI Research.

PDF / 41 pages / 3.3 MB / October 2026

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KPMG / Board governance

Audit committees play a crucial role in the oversight of AI transformation

What responsible oversight asks of a board when AI begins to shape its decisions. My KPMG paper on data, people, intellectual property and the questions audit committees should put to management.

PDF / 4 pages / 0.9 MB / 2023

KPMG original
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Senate / Written submission

KPMG Canada’s written submission to the Senate on AI

How Canada can protect creative work and public trust while building an AI economy. My submission for KPMG Canada to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, covering copyright, cultural policy and synthetic disinformation.

PDF / 5 pages / 0.2 MB / Received May 7, 2026

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Senate / Testimony

Senate testimony on artificial intelligence

My appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on AI, creators’ rights and public trust. The official bilingual hearing transcript includes all witnesses; my opening statement begins on PDF page 24.

PDF / 45 pages / 0.6 MB / April 21, 2026

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Experience & affiliations

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