Editorial
Digital Workplace
The Innovator's AI Dilemma: Why Playing It Safe Is the Riskiest Strategy
Phil Gilchrist has served as the Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Artificial Intelligence & Sustainable Materials at TE Connectivity since March 2024.
Previously, he served as the chief technical officer for the Communications Solutions segment, responsible for the strategic direction of global engineering and innovation, product research, engineering talent and digital process development within the Data & Devices and Appliances units.
Phil first joined TE in 2011 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Enterprise business unit, moving on to be the CTO of TE’s Datacom business unit. He then served as General Manager of Optics and CTO of Data and Devices until becoming the CTO for the Communications Solutions Segment.
After beginning his career as the Co-Founder of a technology start-up, Phil held numerous senior technology leadership and executive roles at Motorola from 1999-2011 focused on software, chipset and platform product development.
Phil holds a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Stirling, Scotland