Portfolio Perspectives: Episode 1: AI Readiness, Leadership & Value Creation
Posted on 7 August 2026
We're excited to launch Portfolio Perspectives, a new podcast series exploring the people, strategies and ideas driving transformation and value creation across private equity-backed businesses.
Episode 1: AI Readiness, Leadership & Value Creation
Hosted by Will Bellinger, this episode features Amira Modi Modi, a transformation and value creation executive whose career spans Fortune 500, FTSE 100 and private equity-backed organisations, including GSK, IQVIA and Sygnature Discovery.
This conversation explores one of the defining opportunities facing private equity today:
How organisations can leverage AI to accelerate value creation while remaining focused on the business fundamentals that underpin successful transformation.
Will and Amira discuss why AI should enable business strategy—not become the strategy itself—and how the strongest operating models combine technology, leadership and disciplined execution to deliver sustainable value creation.
In this episode, they discuss:
Amira's journey from Chartered Accountant to transformation and value creation executive
The differences and similarities between transformation in global enterprises and private equity-backed businesses
Why AI should support business strategy, not replace it
The foundations of AI readiness, from data quality to operating models
Why communication and change management remain critical to successful transformation
Building transformation capability within leadership teams
The growing importance of cross-functional leadership and diverse thinking in an AI-driven world
How private equity leaders can create sustainable value through transformation
One of the central themes throughout the conversation is that sustainable transformation isn't driven by technology alone.
The organisations that create lasting value will be those that combine strong leadership, clear strategy, quality data and engaged people, using AI as an accelerator rather than the end goal.
If you're a private equity investor, operating partner, board member, transformation leader or executive navigating business change, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
