Christopher Blakeslee

Christopher Blakeslee

Chris Blakeslee is an advisor and early-stage investor in an AI start-up, a beta-tester for a long-standing CAT tool, and an early adopter of natural language processing technology, having used speech recognition software, one of the earliest commercial applications of AI technology, since the year 2000.

He has translated from Japanese to English for 25 years, mostly bond and equity market research, quant strategy, and economic analysis for direct clients, including several of the world’s top investment banks. He divides his time nowadays between Bali and Florida, usually with a stop in Japan on the way.