Our Team & Partners

Our President:

Stefano is an AI consultant and educator with a background in artificial intelligence and digital transformation. With advanced academic credentials, including a Master’s in AI from Oxford University, Stefano specializes in helping businesses and schools leverage the power of AI to drive innovation and operational efficiency.

He has consulted for numerous industries, offering tailored AI strategies, from implementing machine learning models to guiding foreign healthcare companies in the US market. 

Our Vice President:

Tyler Johnson is a social media strategist with a wealth of experience in helping businesses grow their online presence and engage their audiences. With a deep understanding of digital marketing trends, Tyler excels at crafting and executing social media campaigns that drive brand visibility and customer engagement.

Passionate about storytelling and data-driven strategies, Tyler’s expertise lies in creating content that resonates with target audiences while optimizing performance across platforms like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more. 

An advisory partner:

Working in Foresights, Competitive Strategy, Journalism, Innovation, Brand Communications, Public Relations, and Market Research since 2002.
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His advisory work includes the global operations of Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Unilever, Diageo, Kellogg's, LVMH, Mars, ABInBev, McDonalds, Microsoft, Netflix, Master Card, among others.
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Op-Ed Columnist for Forbes since 2015
https://www.forbes.com.mx/author/luis-carlos/

More than one hundred socioeconomic, cultural, consumer and industry futures and trend reviews.

An advisory partner:

Chris Lay tracks critical domestic and international developments to bolster Brownstein’s Defense and National Security and Appropriations practices. He produces insightful analyses based on thorough research relating to the issues clients care about. He works on matters regarding national security, congressional budgeting and spending, and artificial intelligence.

Previously, Chris worked in international security consulting, advising clients on investments based on Transatlantic and Pacific geopolitical events. This built on his time with the Department of State where he produced presentations and briefs on emerging technology’s effect on foreign policy, and lectured on AI and security studies at American University. He also pulls from his research experience at NATO Special Operations Component Command – Afghanistan and his writing experience at Security Europe in Brussels.

An advisory partner:

Bryan Beamer is Founder and CIO at iPlan. Working with the client’s tax or legal advisor, iPlan advises HNW businesses and individuals by improving their strategic planning objectives making them more efficient and conclusive. Planning includes trusts and wealth management, estate and business planning, asset protection and legacy planning. Prior to iPlan, Bryan was a Partner at Gartenhaus Financial and served as Senior Advisor at Convergent Wealth Advisors where he advised Ultra-high net worth clients on a wide range of investment planning strategies including alternative investments and tactical wealth planning.

Bryan has been advising clients since 2004 and has been in the financial industry since 1998. His licenses include the Series 7, 63, and 65 and state-required Life and Health insurance licenses, the Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor certification (APMA®), and the Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant designation (ChFEBCsm).

An advisory partner:

James A. “Jim” Andrews, Ph.D., is a life sciences, biomedical, research, and development subject matter expert from Sandy Spring, Maryland. Previously, Dr. Andrews led business development of biomedical sciences and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE).

He joined the Department of the Navy in 2003, where he developed biomarkers of neurological disease, pharmacologic mitigation of high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), adenovirus-associated pneumonia and novel diagnostic platforms.