Having the right executive sponsor who understands the organizational change process as well as the requirements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) will be able to properly communicate and set expectations to the executive leadership team (ELT) as well as the rest of the company. Undoubtedly, AI/ML technology will create discomfort at higher levels of management and the road to AI/ML benefits may be bumpy. Those companies with a strong executive sponsor will be better positioned to successfully utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).