Independent director
United Rentals, Inc.
- Audit Committee
- Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
2017–present


Public company director, CEO of Savvy Matters, and Fellow at the Alpha Institute for AI Governance
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Professional narrative
Owner supplied · published presentation v1 · Aug 3, 2026
Shiv Singh is a public company board director, C-suite advisor, executive leader, and Fellow at the Alpha Institute for AI Governance. He brings more than two decades of experience across governance, growth, artificial intelligence, marketing, digital transformation, and customer strategy.
For the past nine years, Shiv has served on the Board of Directors of United Rentals, a Fortune 300 company with approximately $15 billion in annual revenue and 30,000 employees. During his tenure, United Rentals has experienced substantial growth in scale, market value, and strategic relevance. The company's board was also recently featured in a Harvard Business School case study on board governance. Shiv is a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors and a member of the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence.
Shiv is CEO of Savvy Matters, a C-suite advisory firm that helps senior leaders navigate AI transformation, growth strategy, and marketing operations. He is also Co-Founder of AI Trailblazers, a platform bringing together marketers, technologists, founders, and investors shaping the future of AI.
Previously, Shiv held senior executive roles at PepsiCo, Visa, Expedia Group, and LendingTree. As Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer at LendingTree, he led a high-performing team serving more than 100 million consumers and oversaw approximately $700 million in annual media investment. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Expedia and Senior Vice President of Innovation Go-to-Market at Visa.
His current doctoral research examines how agentic AI is redefining human expertise, identity, self-worth, and accountability in the workplace, bringing a distinctive leadership and governance lens to the human implications of technological change.
Shiv is a two-time CMO, three-time author, and private investor. His latest book, Marketing with AI For Dummies, is in its fourth print run and has been published across five languages. His industry recognition includes the Forbes CMO Next List, Adweek's Top 50 Marketers, Ad Age's Media Mavens, and induction into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement.
Shiv's combination of public company governance experience, operating leadership, brand-building expertise, and human-centered AI research brings an important perspective to the Alpha Institute and the Agenda Growth Council.
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Owner supplied · published presentation v1 · Aug 3, 2026
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Owner supplied · published presentation v1 · Aug 3, 2026
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United Rentals, Inc.
2017–present
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Alpha Institute for AI Governance
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AI Trailblazers
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2018–present
LendingTree, Inc.
2022–2023
2020–2021
2019–2020
Visa, Inc.
2013–2018
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London School of Economics and Political Science
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