Adam Cheyer is a foundational pioneer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a serial entrepreneur best known as the Co-founder and VP Engineering of Siri. His career has been dedicated to fundamentally redesigning the human-computer interface, creating technology that has shaped the modern consumer mobile experience. His expertise spans intelligent agents, distributed computing, and the ambitious effort of creating next-generation cognitive assistants that learn and self-improve.
Cheyer’s foundational work in AI began at SRI’s Artificial Intelligence Center, where he was the Chief Architect of the ambitious CALO/PAL project—an effort to build a next-generation personal cognitive assistant that could learn "in the wild." Siri, Inc., which he co-founded to commercialize this research, was acquired by Apple in 2010, where he became a Director of Engineering in the iPhone/iOS group. This successful transition from deep research to massive consumer product adoption validates his expertise in scalable innovation.
His entrepreneurial and executive experience is extensive, including roles as VP of Engineering at Dejima (acquired by Sybase) and Verticalnet (acquired by BravoSolution), where he was instrumental in developing complex integrated trading applications and large-scale enterprise solutions. This experience demonstrates his ability to manage large engineering staffs and guide technology strategy for both enterprise and consumer applications. Beyond his technical achievements—which include more than 20 issued patents and 59 peer-reviewed publications—Cheyer is also a Founding Member and Advisor to Change.org, the premier social network for positive social change, and a co-Founder of Sentient Technologies. His presentations offer audiences a rare, firsthand view into the creation of transformative AI technology and the strategic vision required to fundamentally redesign a global consumer experience.
