agency

Jon Cheney is the Founder and CEO of the General AI Proficiency Institute (GenAIPI), an organization he launched in early 2025 to protect human agency, adaptability, and ownership in the age of AI. A software executive and lifelong technologist, Jon has spent more than two decades building technology companies and leading teams through digital transformation. Through GenAIPI, he works with organizations across industries as a fractional Chief AI Officer, installing internal AI capability rather than dependence⁠—training leaders and teams to choose creation over consumption. He is widely recognized as a leading voice on AI leadership and human agency, and writes and speaks frequently on the conviction that the greatest risk of the AI era is not job loss, but the loss of what makes us human.

Jonathan Jardine holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brigham Young University (BYU) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the Chief Operating Officer of Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers. Prior to Blue Cloud, he served as CEO of Believe Dental, a San Antonio-based organization focused on expanding oral healthcare access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jardine served as Executive Director of Product Supply at Valero Energy Corporation, and as Country Manager for Valero’s Latin America business, based in Lima, Peru, where he also served as a board member of the AirBP | PBF Aviation Joint Venture. His career spans multiple sectors, including healthcare services and finance, with previous positions at Goldman Sachs and Dodge & Cox in San Francisco. Jardine draws on principles from influential thinkers like the late Harvard professor Clay Christensen, exploring concepts of emergent and deliberate strategies. His presentation at MTAConf 2022 focused on the potential of decentralized strategies within the church, particularly in its practical application, drawing inspiration from Joseph Smith’s emphasis on individual agency and governance.