Chris Butler

Chris Butler has over 19 years of product and business development experience at companies like Microsoft, KAYAK, and Waze. He was first introduced to AI through graph theory and genetic algorithms while studying computer systems engineering at Boston University and has worked on AI-related projects at his startup Complete Seating (data science and constraint programming), Horizon Ventures (advising portfolio companies like Affectiva), Philosophie (AI consulting and coaching), and IPSoft (Chief Product Architect). He has created techniques like empathy mapping for the machine and confusion mapping to create cross-team alignment while building AI products.