Jason Carroll is the enterprise vice president of advanced manufacturing at Eaton Corporation, a $120B global leader in intelligent power management. Reporting to the Enterprise Chief Supply Chain/Manufacturing and Chief Technology Officers, he oversees the deployment of automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, materials science, and digital systems in Eaton’s operations and product development. Jason earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan. His research interests are in hierarchical fatigue mechanisms, multi-objective optimization, and generative artificial intelligence. He believes the successful companies of the 21st century will be digital organizations with connected, agentic based systems, for rapid design and product customization.