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Senior News Director, AI Business

Shaun Sutner, a journalist with more than 25 years of daily newspaper experience and 12 years at Informa TechTarget as an editor and writer, directs news coverage for AI Business. He was previously a senior news and features writer covering health IT and HR software at TechTarget and a senior news director overseeing coverage of AI, business analytics, data management and government tech regulation.

Sutner's newspaper career included investigative reporting and covering the Massachusetts State House and politics for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. He has written about snow sports as a T&G columnist and correspondent for 21 years. Sutner's interests also include tennis, standup paddleboarding, cooking and popular music.

News Writer, AI Business

Esther Shittu has covered AI technologies and industry trends since 2021. As co-host of the Targeting AI podcast, she talks with experts, thought leaders and practitioners exploring critical AI developments. Before AI Business, she wrote for SearchEnterpriseAI, the New York Daily News, Bklyner and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. When she's not diving deep into the world of AI, she spends her time on passion projects and raising her three daughters.

News Writer

Kinza Yasar covers AI and emerging technology for TechTarget, with a focus on ethics, enterprise adoption, governance and business strategy. Before moving into journalism, she worked in IT and network support roles, giving her a systems-level perspective on how enterprise technologies are built, deployed and managed.