Stephen Straus is the CEO of KUNGFU.AI, the leading AI management consulting and engineering firm that he cofounded in 2017. With over 100 deployments and measurable ROI impact across over thirty industries, Stephen brings a wealth of knowledge and stories from the practical realities of finding transformative value utilizing the full AI toolkit, far beyond generative AI. Stephen is a serial entrepreneur and former venture capitalist and is a graduate of Colgate University and Harvard Business School. He and his wife have four great kids and are new empty nesters.

Ben Szuhaj is an AI strategist passionate about helping organizations navigate AI transformation. At KUNGFU.AI, Ben works with leaders to develop and implement practical AI strategies that deliver tangible business value. Ben holds a BA in English and human-centered design from Dartmouth College, where he won the Mecklin Prize for creative nonfiction, and is a competitive long-distance runner