Adam Kinney

About

I've spent 25+ years helping organizations navigate major technology shifts. Not the slide deck version — the part where you actually have to make it work.

Across roles at Microsoft and Stripe, I built and scaled global platforms focused on developer experience, documentation, and operating models that outlast the hype cycle. The pattern is always the same: big strategy meets messy reality, and someone has to close the gap. That's been my job.

Right now, that gap is AI.

Most enterprises I talk to aren't short on interest. They've seen the demos. They've run the pilots. What they're missing is the bridge between "AI is clearly useful" and "AI is actually integrated into how we make decisions and ship work." That's where I live — designing the foundations that make AI practical.

I lead an AI-focused organization at iSoftStone. We're deep in the integration work — building proprietary workflows, standing up agent teams, and helping enterprise engineering leaders make the structural decisions that let execution compound instead of stall.

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If you're navigating this same wave — whether you're a builder deep in the stack or a leader trying to figure out what's real — I'd like to hear from you.