Mary Jesse

Mary Jesse is an inventor, technology executive, and founder focused on building human-centered AI that protects privacy, trust, and personal agency. She is the founder and CEO of ACME Brains, creator of nexie, a personal AI platform designed to help people safely use AI while owning and controlling their data.

Mary brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across wireless, software, digital transformation, product development, and regulated enterprise environments. She is a registered Professional Electrical Engineer, former corporate officer at AT&T Wireless, former public company board member, and inventor with more than two dozen issued patents.

Her work centers on a simple belief: as AI becomes more powerful and more personal, people and organizations need practical ways to benefit from it without giving up control of their private information. Through ACME Brains, Mary is working to make AI more accessible, useful, and secure for individuals, businesses, seniors, and communities.

Mary is also a speaker, advisor, and advocate for responsible innovation, with a focus on AI privacy, digital trust, accessibility, and the future of human-centered technology.