Beth Portesi recently stepped into the role of AI Transformation Program Lead at Fivetran after 12 years as an executive assistant. In less than a year, she went from AI curious to AI enthusiast to AI champion to leading the company’s AI transformation. Using these tools felt like having magic, and she wanted everyone around her to have it too, so she began running grassroots working sessions.

That instinct to share became her job. Today, she’s driving the operational and strategic infrastructure that makes transformation possible at scale, working cross-functionally with stakeholders from individual contributors to senior leadership to build the systems, training, and change management strategies that turn AI adoption from a rollout into a lasting shift in how the company works.

Her background as a non-technical person gives her a natural ability to translate complex tools and concepts into everyday language, making what can feel overwhelming suddenly feel accessible and even exciting.