Press & Media

On air. On the record. On time.

Chris Dessi has spent 15 years explaining technology shifts on national television — clearly, without hype, and without flinching. He speaks to the press the way he speaks to boards.

FOX NYC · NBC · CNBC · CNN · CBS · Bloomberg · Fox Business · HuffPost · SmartCEO · NewsNation · Inc.

Why producers book him

Operator, not commentator

Built and sold Silverback Social. Leadership at Buddy Media through its $689M Salesforce acquisition. CRO of a regulated fintech. He's run the things he's asked to explain.

AI without the hype

Founder of Torque AI and producer of AI Summit NYC — Chris translates AI for non-technical audiences daily. Practical, specific, quotable.

4× Amazon bestselling author

ChatGPT for Profit (#1), Your World is Exploding (#1), There Is No Tomorrow, Remarkable You.

Stage-tested

TEDx speaker. Keynotes in 17 countries. SmartCEO Future 50. Comfortable live, taped, panel, or podium.

Watch: TEDxTarrytown — "Vulnerability Works"

Chris Dessi TEDx talk — Vulnerability Works

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Every appearance since 2011

More than 110 clips from FOX 5 New York, FOX Business, FOX News Channel, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg TV, Inside Edition, News 12 and PBS, organized by network with dates and topics.

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Topics Chris covers

AI adoption for non-technical businesses — what's real, what's theater, and what to do Monday
The future of work: how operators actually deploy AI without losing their teams
Entrepreneurship, exits, and reinvention — including the second-half career shift (Meridian)
Social media, personal branding, and executive communication

Media inquiries & speaking requests

Booking Chris for TV, podcast, panel, or keynote — response within 24 business hours.

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