Ben
Pickett
Technology executive. Former Mayor.
Photographer. Co-founder.
25+ years building platforms at global scale. Now helping enterprises cut through the noise and deploy AI that actually works, and that serves people, not just spreadsheets.
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One career. Many dimensions.
I have spent 25 years at the intersection of technology, leadership, and human outcomes. These are the ways I can help you.
Keynote Speaking
I bring real-world enterprise experience to the stage. Audiences leave with frameworks they can use Monday morning, not theory they forget by Tuesday.
View Speaking Topics →Consulting
Whether you're standing up an AI program, modernizing a legacy platform, or figuring out why your last transformation stalled, I have been there.
Work With Me →Photography
From raptors in flight to open landscapes, I photograph what moves me. Fine art prints available. Licensing inquiries welcome.
View Portfolio →The AI Reality Check
Most organizations are spending millions on AI and getting stuck at the pilot stage. In this keynote, I break down the real reasons AI transformations stall, then share the operational framework that helps enterprise teams go from proof-of-concept to production at scale.
See All Keynote TopicsDon't take my word for it.
"I've worked with hundreds of enterprise executives over a 20-year career, and I can count on one hand the people who can walk into a room full of salespeople and genuinely electrify them. Ben Pickett is one of those people. That speech is still talked about. Years later, people from that kickoff still bring it up. Ben Pickett is the real thing."
"When I brought Ben in to speak at an invitation-only DevOps workshop for CTO-level executives in Hawaii, he delivered exactly what that audience needed: no theory, no filler, just hard-earned perspective from someone who had lived it at global scale. He was the person everyone wanted to keep talking to when it was over. There is no one I would recommend more confidently."
Perspective from the field.
I write about enterprise AI, technology leadership, and the things I see that are worth paying attention to.
Anthropic's Two Leaks in Five Days: What Enterprise Security Leaders Must Do Now
The company warning the U.S. government about AI risks shipped a misconfigured CMS and an unstripped source map in the same week. Here's what it means for your enterprise.
Read on Medium →Your Employees Are Already Using AI You've Never Approved
78% of employees use AI tools IT never sanctioned. Here's what that number actually means, and why blocking it makes everything worse.
Read on Medium →AI Is an Accelerator, Not a Replacement for People
Companies augmenting human capabilities outperform those eliminating roles. The workforce reduction narrative around AI is not just ethically fraught. It is bad strategy.
Read on Medium →The world as I see it.
I have been behind a lens for most of my adult life. Wildlife, landscapes, raptors, the Pacific Northwest. These are a few favorites.
