BEN BAUSILI

Intelligence Intersection

Navigating the Future of

AI, Data & People

Technology executive and product leader exploring how artificial intelligence reshapes how we work, lead, and create.

From the Blog

March 3, 2026

The Cost of Finishing What AI Started

I was on the phone with my boss last week. He mentioned it’d be nice if a certain tool existed. Simple idea, clear use case. Before the call was even over, I had a terminal window open with a Claude Code agent building a prototype.

What would have been a polite nod and a quick addition to the backlog became an active project.

A few days later, someone mentioned it’d be great to have a public demo site for some Sigma content. I already had an idea of how to do it. We’d built some open source components that would make it easier. Another terminal window. Another agent pulling code together.

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Portrait of Ben Bausili, AI and Product leader at InterWorks

Short Bio

I’m a veteran technology consultant and business leader with 17 years helping enterprise customers around the world deliver complex data and software solutions. I’ve worked every side of the project—sales, scoping, delivery, and management—and spent over 13 years leading business units, teams, products, and offerings. I’ve been a longtime voice in the data community, authoring Tableau’s “Designing Efficient Dashboards” whitepaper, hosting the “Tableau Your Data” podcast, and presenting at conferences globally.

Today at InterWorks, I lead our AI Center of Excellence, run our Curator SaaS business, and evangelize for AI, embedded analytics, and modern data practices. I’m available for speaking engagements and consulting on AI strategy, data platforms, and product leadership.

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