Christopher Bell

Transforming Operations with AI

New York, New York, United States

About

I sell new technology into risk-averse industries by understanding why they adopt, and why they don't. My career has moved between engineering, strategy, and enterprise AI sales, but I've always been drawn to the physical world: infrastructure, energy, the built environment. I'm most effective when I'm translating between what technology can do and what operators actually need. At C3 AI, I opened a brand-new territory in state and local government, closing $6.5M+ in 18 months through automating paperwork, enterprise search, and helping assessors value property. At Innosight, I built growth strategies for Fortune 500 industrials in chemicals and defense. I also led internal proposals to bring AI into the firm's client work, which shaped how I evaluate where technology actually creates value. I started my career as a mechanical engineer at Plains All American, where I worked on reducing energy use, generator deployments, and bringing predictive analytics into oil spill prevention. Now focused on bringing AI into the physical world through construction technology, robotics, and autonomy.

Experience

  • Senior Director, Strategic Solutions at C3 AI
    Aug 2023 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Opened a brand-new territory in state and local government across the Northeast with no existing customer base or in-market presence. Closed $6.5M+ in 18 months. Built trust, learned change levers, and translated complex AI applications into plain language for conservative, non-technical buyers.

  • Innosight (Boston, Massachusetts, United States)
    • Senior Associate
      Jul 2023 - Aug 2023 · 2 mos

      Developed growth and transformation strategies for Fortune 500 clients. Identified future trends and growth opportunities in unconventional spaces with a focus on defending against disruptive innovation. Created actionable and detailed strategy execution plans to enable clients to realize goals.

    • Associate
      Sep 2021 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Student Fellow at Revers Center for Energy, Sustainability and Innovation
    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

  • Summer Associate at Innosight
    Jun 2020 - Aug 2020 · 3 mos

  • Plains All American (Greater Houston)
    • Integrity Engineer
      Mar 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Pipeline integrity engineer focused on inspections, risk assessments, and maintenance planning. Introduced improved predictive analytics into the leak prevention program. Selected for a senior leadership-sponsored project on spill reduction that involved cross-functional stakeholder interviews, data analysis, and presenting recommendations to the C-suite.

    • Energy Management Engineer
      Aug 2013 - Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Managed energy costs across pipeline operations, including generator deployments, fuel consumption, electricity procurement. Found and delivered ~$1.3M in annual cumulative savings over three years.