Education
UCLA
MS, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence 1992-09-01 - 1993-06-01Brandeis University
BA, Computer Science 1984-09-01 - 1988-06-01Sharon High School
, Computer Science 1980-01-01 - 1984-01-01Work Experience
BigSpeak Speakers Bureau
Current
BigSpeak Speakers Bureau
Project Voice Capital Partners
Current
Project Voice Capital Partners
Ai2
Current
Ai2
Brandeis University
Current
Brandeis University
Otter.ai
Current
Otter.ai
Riva Health
Current
Riva Health
Evolv AI
Current
Evolv AI
Brilliant Labs
Current
Brilliant Labs
Change.org
Current
Change.org
Spatial Labs
Current
Spatial Labs
Skills
Summary
Adam Cheyer is an inventor, entrepreneur, engineering executive, and a pioneer in AI and computer human interfaces. Adam has been a co-founder or founding member of five successful startups, including Siri (sold to Apple, where he led server-side engineering and AI for the Siri assistant), Change.org (the world's largest petition platform), Viv Labs (sold to Samsung, where he led product engineering and developer relations for Samsung’s voice assistant), Sentient (massively distributed machine learning), and GamePlanner.AI (helping the world make better decisions, acquired by Airbnb where he served as VP of AI Experience). Previously, Adam was VP Engineering at Verticalnet (enterprise software) and Dejima (mobile software). Adam also spent more than a decade at SRI International, where his most recent role was as Chief Architect of CALO/PAL, the US government's largest funded AI project. Adam has authored more than 60 publications and 50 patents. He graduated with highest honors from Brandeis University and received the “Outstanding Masters Student” award from UCLA’s School of Engineering.