Conor Twomey

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Co-Founder & CEO at AI One

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Conor Twomey is the Co-Founder and CEO of AI One, a New York-based enterprise AI company. With an MSc in Computational Finance, his career began building trading and risk systems at Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. He previously led enterprise AI transformations as Head of AI Strategy at KX.

Based in New York, Conor is a father of two and an avid runner. He combines his passion for running with philanthropy as a board member for the charity GOAL and a guide for Achilles Internationals program for disabled athletes. He also actively mentors young professionals in his community.

In 2024, Conor was a dual honoree, recognized in both the Irish America Business 100 and the prestigious Wall Street 50 lists for his leadership.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Trusting

Pragmatic

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.  They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI Context
His company, AI One, was founded to solve the context gap for enterprise AI, giving models operational understanding without requiring costly system overhauls.
Practical AI Adoption
He frequently speaks on moving past AI hype to achieve measurable business outcomes, warning against the "AI earnings mirage" and advocating for model flexibility.
Financial Technology
His career was built developing real-time trading and risk engines for top-tier financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Morgan Stanley.

Media Appearances

Unpacking Enterprise AI with Conor Twomey, CEO of AI One. Featured in CTO Magazine

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What's Next in Enterprise AI? What AI One's Co‑Founder Had to Say…. Featured in Solace Blog

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Irish‑founded start‑up AI One raises $11m to tackle AI context gap. Featured in Silicon Republic

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Work History

8-2024
Co-Founder & CEO at AI One
3-2024 - 8-2024
Head of AI Strategy at KX
6-2017 - 8-2024
Managing Director, North America at KX
4-2020 - 2-2024
SVP Head of Presales, Delivery and Support at KX

Education

2008 - 2009
Msc. Computational Finance from University of Limerick
2004 - 2008
Bsc. Financial from University College Cork

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Insights For Selling To Conor

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Find ways to push them a little if they don’t start giving a clear yes or no in due course
  • Use words like ‘partner’, ‘together’, ‘impact’ etc.
  • Appeal to their sense of self-worth and how they will impact their organization

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions, but take a friendly and warm approach
  • Don’t make promises that are hard to keep

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Conor is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Conor

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Conor move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Conor take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Conor

Personality Compatibility


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