Hi, I'm Ben

A note on reading this page: solid underlines take you somewhere else, and wavy ones… open more text, like this, while some of them… open further still, to explain that if you clicked the “somewhere else” link, you got a random Wikipedia article, because, you know, curiosity is something to be cultivated :)

I'm a strategist, writer, and runner in Cambridge, Massachusetts (among other things: I also take photographs, like these, and I love coffee. Unsurprisingly, I own an espresso machine). People on a hilltop watching the sun set over Barcelona

People on a hilltop watching the sun set over Barcelona

Morning on Lake Brienz, Switzerland, with a small island

). This site houses some key links to my work, as well as a few personal tidbits. One question I keep coming back to is how people and organizations thrive during periods of intense change.

By day I'm a Senior AI Strategist at KUNGFU.AI, where I help leaders navigate our ever-changing world with the goal of creating broad-based, beneficial value for people and the planet. With Stephen Straus, I co-wrote Wayfinding: A Business Fable About Leading in the Age of AI (what it's about: a CEO has 90 days to deliver a credible AI strategy or lose her job. We wrote it as a story because stories preserve nuance better than frameworks do). You can also read an excerpt. Readers have also been sending me photos of it out in the world, including one from my grandma. Ben holding a copy of Wayfinding

A reader holding Wayfinding in a wood-paneled cabin

A reader holding Wayfinding in front of a plant

Before KUNGFU.AI, I worked at Gartner and Doblin (at Doblin, Deloitte’s innovation practice, I led work on AI strategy and sustainability, and at Gartner I researched what helps people do their best work), and I studied English and human-centered design at Dartmouth, where I won the Mecklin Prize for creative nonfiction for an essay about running and technology and ran Division I cross country and track.

I also serve on the Cambridge Pedestrian Committee (residents appointed by the City Manager who work with city staff to make walking in Cambridge more comfortable, safe, and pleasant; we give input on roadway designs and on standards for signals, sidewalks, and traffic enforcement. More on the city’s site) and like to take part in discussions about societal questions (at KUNGFU.AI, I started CO.LAB, a cross-industry discussion group on the future of AI, and have led 24+ sessions; I’ve also taken part in conversations with Joint Family and with stakeholders in education, largely through Dartmouth).

I run competitively with the Battle Road Track Club (PRs: 4:11 for the mile, 14:30 for 5k, 29:48 for 10k, and 49:31 for 10 miles). Ben finishing the 2026 B.A.A. 5K on Boylston Street in Boston

Ben finishing the 2026 B.A.A. 5K on Boylston Street in Boston

). There’s more on my running page.

I'm always glad to talk about writing, running, creativity and humanity, ways in which we can design for a better future (particularly those which use AI to benefit society), and any urgent problems or opportunities with societal applicability you think I should be aware of. Email me, or see my resume. If you’re planning an event or a podcast, my speaking page has talk ideas, bios, and a headshot.

Ben racing on a mountain road past spectators — Finishing the first of my three legs at the 2026 Hood to Coast Relay, which goes from Mt. Hood to the Oregon coast. It bills itself as the largest running relay in the world. I did it with 11 friends over about 18 hours. It was a wild time..

Ben and his eleven teammates at the Hood to Coast finish line — Finishing the first of my three legs at the 2026 Hood to Coast Relay, which goes from Mt. Hood to the Oregon coast. It bills itself as the largest running relay in the world. I did it with 11 friends over about 18 hours. It was a wild time..

Ben giving a speech at an AI summit — Giving a speech at an AI summit while I was at Deloitte.

Ben standing at the base of a giant tree in a Vancouver forest — In Vancouver, where I lived with my now-fiancée over the summer of 2025 and wrote much of *Wayfinding*.

Early evening in the Rochechouart, Paris — A photo I took of early evening in the Rochechouart, Paris (why it's here: I think it's beautiful and I pulled some of the colors I used on my site from it).

Writing

I write about a variety of things. On Substack, I’m focusing on AI, work, writing, and society, with an interest in how we might shape the future to be better than its current trajectory. I’m especially interested in how people and organizations change, how AI is changing work and for whom, and what it means to make things with it. I’m also pretty active on LinkedIn. Some pieces you could start with are:

Before Substack, I kept a personal blog from 2019 to 2025. Here are some favorites.