Aivanta convenes high-caliber leaders — and uses AI to make connection smarter, faster, and more personal.
How Donnovan Andrews Is Building Aivanta Around AI And Belonging
Originally published on Forbes (Forbes CMO Network)
By Afdhel Aziz, | Feb 06, 2026
Donnovan Andrews has spent his career in industries where the rules keep shifting — from the early days of digital to today’s algorithm-shaped media landscape. His latest move sits right in the middle of that change. He’s building Aivanta, an AI-powered holding company designed to acquire businesses with strong foundations and help them scale by embedding AI into how they operate.
But Andrews is clear that the point isn’t to automate away what makes those businesses matter.
“Where there’s people, there’s power,” he said. “We want to be an organization that brings together people in the gatherings of live events. AI will not change that.”