About Tim Kapp
Tim Kapp is an AI architect, economist, and professor exploring how intelligence transforms markets and human systems. He builds real-world AI frameworks and teaches leaders how to deploy them with clarity, ethics, and advantage.
Professional Bio
Tim Kapp is an AI architect, economist, and professor who has advised a wide range of Fortune 1000 companies, government entities, non-profits, and venture-backed teams. He helps leaders map business strategy to AI strategy and design the systems that make it real—architecting capabilities that strengthen a company's core differentiation. His focus is on building AI systems that survive to market in a world where most don't.
As both professor and practitioner, Tim has delivered keynotes and executive programs across North America, Europe, and Asia. He is known for combining analytical rigor with narrative clarity—helping audiences see not just where AI is going, but what it means for how we work, compete, and create.
"AI is no longer primarily a technical problem—it has become the defining test of leadership in our time."
Applied Curiosity
Curiosity drives Tim's work. Formerly Chair of the AI for Good Innovation Factory (a United Nations initiative), a Fellow at the Tortora Brayda Institute for AI and Cybersecurity, and a Founding Member of the U.S. National AI & Cybersecurity ISAO, he works at the intersection of architecture, economics, and governance—helping translate frontier technology into frameworks that shape real-world policy and practice.
His applied research spans the application of AI to RevOps, healthcare, AI-based market intelligence, economic simulation, cybersecurity, and robotics—each a proving ground for how AI reshapes incentives, trust, and value creation.
Outside the classroom and boardroom, Tim is also a musician exploring how AI expands human creativity. He writes and produces music that experiments with the boundaries between personal expression and AI—a reminder that the same systems transforming economies are also transforming art.
Credentials & Affiliations
Founder, Cinco AI
Adjunct Professor, Brigham Young University
Adjunct Professor, University of Utah
Fellow, Tortora Brayda Institute for AI & Cybersecurity
Founding Member, U.S. National AI & Cybersecurity ISAO
Board Member, Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity
Former Chair, AI for Good Innovation FactoryWhat Others Say
“Tim made the case for urgency without hype. He helped our product leaders see how AI fits—not someday, but now.”
VP of Product Strategy, Fortune 500 Software Company“Tim gave our directors a practical lens for AI governance. His session turned uncertainty into a plan of action.”
CEO, Global Board Training Organization“His talk reframed AI governance for our members. He showed how leadership—not algorithms—sets the tone for responsible AI adoption.”
Chair, Global Central Banking Leadership ForumWork With Tim
Whether you’re planning a flagship conference, designing an executive offsite, or navigating AI transformation, Tim is ready to collaborate.