Chris Johnson is the Principal AI Technologist at Phase2, where he leads the firm's approach to building with and building on AI. He has spent more than 25 years in software development and continues working in a hands on development and organizational leadership capacity. He helps Phase2's teams adopt AI across the board. Using it to build and power internal applications, completing work for clients, and including it as part of the solutions being created. His current focus is lowering the barrier to AI adoption by helping ensure that safety and security are maintained.