Max Bennett

Chief Product Officer Bluecore

Max Bennett is an entrepreneur, researcher, and writer. He has co-founded multiple AI companies, holds several patents for AI technologies, and has published numerous scientific papers on the topics of evolutionary neuroscience and intelligence. He has been featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list as well as the Built In NYC’s 30 Tech Leaders Under 30. Bennett graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, summa cum laude, with a degree in economics and mathematics.

Bennett was the co-founder and Chief Product Offi­cer of Bluecore, one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., providing AI technologies to some of the largest companies in the world. Bluecore has been featured in the annual Inc. 500 fastest growing com­panies, as well as Glassdoor’s 50 best places to work in the U.S. Bluecore was recently valued at over $1 bil­lion.

His book, A Brief History of Intelligence, has received critical praise from academics like Daniel Kahneman and Angela Duckworth, and has been featured on popular podcasts, including Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert.

In 2023, Max co-founded alby, an AI shopping tool that helps retailers sell more by anticipating and answering shopper questions. alby is currently answering questions for over 30 million shoppers monthly helping brands generate $200M+ in incremental revenue.

Through Bluecore’s November acquisition of alby, Max is returning to join co-founder Fayez Mohamood at Bluecore to bring conversational shopping experiences to every channel.