Meet the Team

Ben Fay is a lawyer, MBA, and enterprise strategy leader with nearly 20 years of experience spanning global business, elite military service, and applied AI. He most recently served as Senior Vice President at a global manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment, where he directed company-wide strategy across equipment, service, and digital portfolios, and led the organization's first enterprise deployment of large language models. 

 

Before entering the private sector, Ben served over a decade in the U.S. Army, including as a Special Forces Officer (Green Beret).  In addition to combat deployments where he led multi-national teams, he also served as a Program Manager liaising on technology innovation across the defense, aerospace, bio-medical, automation, and cyber sectors.

 

Ben’s work with AI-related subject matter has spanned nearly a decade, going back to when he first witnessed its effectiveness supporting the fight against ISIS in Iraq.    To date, Ben has worked on and advised multiple AI-related projects in several different industries. He is passionate about learning what makes companies tick and helping them reach their full potential.

 

Ben grew up in the farming community of Menard County, Illinois, and now lives with his family in nearby Springfield.