Leadership
Boston AI Week Board
Founders, investors, operators, and strategic partners helping convene the Massachusetts AI community for Boston AI Week 2026.
Board Members
Builders, investors, and operators from across the region
Judah Phillips
Board Chair, Boston AI Week
Judah Phillips serves as Board Chair for Boston AI Week, helping convene founders, researchers, and operators across Greater Boston through community events and the annual festival.
Carol Meyers
Partner, Glasswing Ventures
Carol is a Partner at Glasswing Ventures, an early-stage venture firm investing in AI-first companies. She supports founders on product strategy, go-to-market, and scaling.
Chris Jennings
President & CEO, Bua
Chris leads Bua, a Boston-based technology consulting and managed services firm. He brings decades of experience helping organizations modernize IT and strengthen cybersecurity so they can adopt AI with confidence.
David Chang
Founder & CEO, via.ai
David leads via.ai, a conversational AI and intelligent automation platform for customer engagement. He works with teams to deploy scalable voice and chat experiences that improve service and growth.
Elyas Tecle
Strategic Partner, Google Cloud
Elyas partners with Massachusetts enterprises on Google Cloud AI strategy, focusing on large-scale migration and the data foundations that make production AI workloads possible.
Gregory Raiz
Managing Partner, FoundersEdge
Gregory is Managing Partner at FoundersEdge, supporting early-stage companies with mentorship, resources, and funding. He brings operator experience and a founder-first approach to ecosystem building.
Kara Peterson
Founder & CEO, Descrybe.ai
Kara founded Descrybe.ai to make contracts and legal language more actionable using AI. She combines legal expertise and product leadership to help teams reduce risk and move faster.
Jonathan Corbin
Founder & CEO, Maven AGI
Jonathan leads Maven AGI, building AI agents that automate complex enterprise workflows — especially in customer operations. His focus is on production-grade agents that deliver measurable impact.
John Werner
Managing Director, Link Ventures
John is Managing Director at Link Ventures and a longtime Boston ecosystem builder. He invests in and supports early-stage technology companies, connecting founders with community and strategic guidance.
Nevin Stevens
Strategic Partner, Google Cloud
Nevin works across the Google Cloud partner ecosystem in the Northeast, connecting AI ISVs, systems integrators, and customers so Massachusetts teams can ship faster with the right implementation help.
Patricia Geli
Founder & CEO, C10 Labs
Patricia leads C10 Labs, a startup studio and engineering partner helping teams design, build, and scale digital products. She works closely with founders and enterprise teams to ship modern software and AI solutions.
Paul Baier
Founder & CEO, GAI Insights
Paul leads GAI Insights, providing research and advisory on generative AI and enterprise adoption. He helps leaders translate rapid AI advances into practical roadmaps, governance, and measurable business value.
Samantha Perrone
Unit Area Leader, Google Cloud
Samantha leads a Google Cloud unit area focused on responsible AI deployment — helping enterprise customers move generative-AI pilots into governed, production environments with the right guardrails.
Scott Weller
Founder & CTO, EnFi.ai
Scott is Founder & CTO of EnFi.ai, building AI-powered tools for financial planning and forecasting. He brings deep engineering and data experience to help finance teams improve accuracy and decision-making.
Yanni Tsipis
EVP, Development, WS Development
Yanni is an EVP, Development at WS Development, a leading developer and placemaker behind destinations across Greater Boston. He supports the statewide activation of Boston AI Week through community-centric partnerships.
Debbie Millin
CEO and Founder, UpperLevel Solutions
Debbie is the CEO and Founder of UpperLevel Solutions, helping growing companies scale operations, talent, and systems so they can adopt AI and new technology with confidence.
John Holmes
Managing Director, Accenture
John is a Managing Director at Accenture, advising enterprise clients on AI strategy, transformation, and large-scale deployment across the Northeast.