Ben Beath

Ben Beath is chief artificial intelligence officer of Avanade, the technology services joint venture formed by Accenture and Microsoft, where he leads the firm's AI strategy and the adoption of AI both internally and among its enterprise clients.

Beath joined Avanade in 2018 through its acquisition of Loud&Clear, the Australian digital agency he co-founded in 2009 and built into the largest independent firm of its kind in that market. The acquisition established Avanade's first Digital Innovation Studio in Asia Pacific, a model he later extended into Singapore, Japan and Brazil. In 2022 he moved to New York to lead the firm's Digital Experiences business in the north east of the United States, and he most recently served as AI Acceleration Lead and co-lead of the AI Transformation Office. He has co-founded five start ups, including the Australian community sports platform PlayHQ.

Career History

• Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Avanade (2026 to present)
• AI Acceleration Lead and co-lead, AI Transformation Office, Avanade
• Lead, Digital Experiences Northeast United States, Avanade (from 2022)
• Digital Innovation Studio lead for Asia Pacific, Avanade (from 2018)
• Co-founder, Loud&Clear (2009 to 2018)
• Co-founder, PlayHQ and four other start ups

What Ben Beath brings to the chief AI officer role at Avanade: founder level experience of building digital businesses, a decade inside the firm's delivery organisation, and a practical rather than research based view of what it takes to move AI from pilot to production.