About.
I’m Sean, an AI, product and technology leader. I’ve spent more than 20 years developing products and building teams.
I’m currently Chief AI & Innovation Officer at Omnicom Media UK. Previously, as Chief Product & Technology Officer, I built and led a 150-person organisation spanning product, engineering, data and analytics.
I also build AI products myself. Working directly with the technology helps me judge what it’s useful for and where it falls short.
Chief AI & Innovation Officer Omnicom Media UK
At Omnicom Media UK, I lead AI strategy and innovation, chair our AI Centre of Excellence and advise boards and leadership teams on how emerging technology could change their businesses.
I’ve helped develop AI Optix and Humanics, and put in place the training and governance teams need to use AI responsibly.
Previously, as Chief Product & Technology Officer at OMG UK, I:
- Grew the product and technology function from 20 to 150 people.
- Delivered nearly 500% growth in product and technology revenue.
- Led the development of proprietary platforms including SearchKit, Availability Engine and Multi Screen Optimiser.
I’ve served on the UK leadership board since 2017.
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My independent work focuses on personal AI assistants and testing how well AI performs on specific tasks.
sideBar brings notes, tasks, files and web content into a personal AI assistant for iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. I’m building it to explore how an assistant can use memory and tools to be more useful over time.
GenAI Marketing Benchmarks tests how well language models understand specialist marketing knowledge, using more than 2,800 questions across 20 disciplines.
Other projects explore brand detection in video and large-scale content analysis.
I write The Blueprint, covering AI, emerging technology and what they mean for people and businesses.
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I’m autistic, diagnosed in 2022, and I speak openly about neurodiversity and mental health.
After experiencing burnout, depression and anxiety in 2017, I began sharing my experiences publicly. Since my diagnosis, I’ve also spoken about being autistic and how workplaces can better support autistic people.
I hope that talking openly makes it easier for other people to share their own experiences and ask for support.
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