STELLA Automotive AI, provider of high-end conversational AI technology, has named Stephen Brown as Chief Technology Officer, a newly created role for the company.  

Stephen joins Stella Automotive, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer Josselyn Boudett.

“We are thrilled to have Stephen Brown bring his unique expertise leveraging AI in the data-intense dealership environment,” Josselyn said.  “Stephen has worked closely with some of the world’s top manufacturing brandsand is uniquely qualified to address the complexity of the automotive market.  His focus on the customer experience consistently yields market-leading AI products.  There is tremendous excitement about this addition to our automotive leadership team.”

“The thing that gets me up in the morning is to see a reasoning engine deliver a perfect answer,” Stephen said.  “I am very optimistic about what can be done in this modern retailing environment, where AI can be properlyleveraged to factor in a multitude of rules and interests and arrive at the best and fastest solution for a consumer.”

Stephen previously worked as SVP and Solution Architect at Telepathy Labs, where he worked on large global software projects.  Stephen has led worldwide teams developing enterprise software applications since the early 2000s. 

Stephen holds a Computer Science degree from UCLA and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Embedded Systems) also from UCLA.

“The reception for STELLA in the automotive market is tremendous.  I love using AI to engage with consumers, and we have such a market-leading product even compared to sophisticated call centers. It is my goal to ensure that STELLA delivers accurate results and meets the expectations and needs of our automotive dealers,” says Stephen Brown.