Ben Bausili
Portrait of Ben Bausili, AI and Product leader at InterWorks

Work History

Technology Executive & Product Leader

Summary

Product leader and technology evangelist with over 20 years building, selling, and scaling emerging technology solutions. From helping launch one of the first Tableau consulting practices in 2009 to tripling Curator’s revenue and transforming it from on-prem to global SaaS, I bring new capabilities to market by educating teams and building consensus. 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.

As Global Director of Product and AI at InterWorks, I serve as executive leader with full P&L ownership for our product business lines including Curator and Assist by InterWorks. I drive end-to-end product strategy, development, and commercial success across global markets (AMER, EMEA, APAC), collaborating as peer with theater heads and leading cross-functional initiatives with marketing, sales, and services teams. As the internal owner for our software and service products, I balance technical innovation with commercial viability to deliver measurable business outcomes.

My Approach

I evangelize emerging technology by educating teams and building consensus around better solutions. This pattern has defined my career: in 2009, I helped launch one of the first Tableau consulting practices at the dawn of self-service analytics. I’ve championed modern collaboration tools like Slack, project management platforms, and knowledge bases to solve structural challenges within our organization. I scaled Curator from a niche offering to a core business line—tripling revenue, leading the rebrand, evolving our SKUs to match market needs, and transforming it from on-prem to a global SaaS platform.

Today, my focus is co-intelligence: using AI to remove mundane work so people can apply their expertise and creativity where it matters most. I believe the best technology solutions come from collaboration, experimentation, and bringing teams along through understanding rather than mandate.

Writing

Designing Efficient Dashboards, Tableau Whitepaper

InterWorks Blog (interworks.com/blog) A small selection of my blog posts on InterWorks’ blog

Expertise

Executive Leadership & Strategy

  • 12+ years of management experience leading global teams and organizational transformation
  • Full P&L responsibility for multiple product lines across AMER, EMEA, and APAC markets
  • MBA-driven strategic planning combining technical depth with business acumen

Product & AI Innovation

  • Leading AI Center of Excellence with focus on enterprise-wide AI adoption and custom solution development
  • Implementing generative AI strategies at enterprise scale across global product lines
  • End-to-end product portfolio management from strategy through go-to-market execution
  • Product development methodologies including Shape Up and Google Design Sprint

Technical Architecture & Engineering

  • Industry authority on Tableau performance—authored definitive whitepaper “Designing Efficient Workbooks”
  • Deep expertise in software engineering, data architecture, and enterprise-scale solution design
  • Modern data stack: Snowflake, DuckDB, PostgreSQL, Neo4J
  • Full-stack development: Laravel, PHP, analytics platforms (Tableau, ThoughtSpot, Sigma)

Business Development & Consulting

  • 17+ years strategic consulting across diverse industries
  • Cross-functional collaboration with marketing, sales, and services teams to drive revenue growth
  • Mentoring next-generation leadership while maintaining hands-on technical engagement

Professional Experience

InterWorks, Inc.

Total Tenure: 17 years (2008-Present)
Leading global data consulting firm

Global Director of Product
January 2023 - Present

Executive leader with full P&L responsibility for InterWorks’ product business lines including Curator and Assist by InterWorks. Drive end-to-end commercial success from product strategy through go-to-market execution across global markets. Lead product organization and AI Center of Excellence while collaborating as peer with global theater heads on strategic initiatives.

Business Leadership:

  • Full P&L ownership and revenue responsibility for multiple product lines
  • Cross-functional leadership coordinating marketing, sales, and services across AMER, EMEA, APAC
  • Strategic partnership with theater heads and C-suite on product portfolio decisions
  • Team leadership including direct manager reports (Support, Engineering, and Architecture)

Key Skills: P&L Management, Product Strategy, Business Development, Generative AI, Strategic Consulting, Executive Leadership, Cross-functional Collaboration

Global Director of the Experience Practice
January 2021 - January 2023

Directed the design and development team that provided consulting services and built the Curator by InterWorks product. Responsibilities included product management, go to market strategy, mentoring the next generation of leadership, and providing high-level technical and strategic consulting to a global client base.

Key Skills: Product Management, Strategic Consulting, Laravel, User Experience (UX), Communication

Global Experience Practice Lead
January 2019 - December 2021

Led the Experience Design team and Experience Engineering team while fostering collaboration with design, development, marketing, and sales. Developed go to market strategy and long-term roadmap for Curator by InterWorks. Collaborated with other Practices and executive leadership to create new offerings. Improved the experience/design of all InterWorks’ deliverables inside and outside of organization

Key Skills: Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, User Experience (UX), Communication, Product Management

Earlier Roles at InterWorks

Principal | Analytics Practice Lead ~ January 2017 - December 2018
Principal consultant who led the analytics practice and helped deliver the best solutions to our global clients. On a daily basis I solved BI problems for clients in a variety of industries using a wide range of tools.

Principal Business Intelligence Consultant ~ August 2013 - December 2016
Principal consultant who managed Analytic and Data Consultants responsible for delivering Tableau, Database, and ETL deliverables to clients.

Business Intelligence Consultant ~ January 2011 - July 2013
Was responsible for delivering business intelligence projects for clients around the world.

Software Consultant ~ January 2009 - December 2010 Launched InterWorks’ Tableau practice and partnership in 2009 at the dawn of self-service analytics, establishing the foundation for what became a leading global Tableau consultancy. Developed custom software solutions for clients across web development, data integration, and analytics platforms.

Early Analytics and Developer Career

Building foundational experience in data analytics and development

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

Research Analyst ~ June 2008 - October 2008

CommunityCare HMO

Data Analyst II ~ November 2006 - October 2008

Oklahoma State University

Application Developer ~ February 2006 - November 2006

Education

Oklahoma State University

Masters, Business Administration
2008 - 2011

BS, Mathematics
2004 - 2005

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