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Stephen Ellis

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Senior Manager, AI Strategy & Delivery at Toyota North America
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Stephen is a Senior Manager in AI Strategy & Delivery at Toyota North America, with 10 years of experience in emerging technologies like Generative AI, blockchain, and immersive experiences. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern Adventist University. People who have worked with him describe him as bright, talented, and hard-working.

He is passionate about building professional communities, serving as the Executive Organizer for DallasMeetup, which hosts large, industry-agnostic networking events in North Texas to fuel connections and commerce. He is a frequent speaker at technology conferences like AWS re: Invent and Convergence AI Dallas.

He was named one of the "AI 75 - Tech Connector" in 2024 by Dallas Innovates for his significant contributions to the AI community in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, AI Strategy & Delivery
Job Level
Middle
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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Generative AI
Leads Generative AI strategy and delivery at Toyota, focusing on enterprise-wide solutions, responsible AI usage, and speaks frequently on the topic.
Emerging Technologies
His career includes roles as a Technology Evangelist for immersive experiences (AR/VR) and Director of the North Texas Blockchain Alliance.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Senior Manager, AI Strategy & Delivery
Toyota North America
6-2025 - 10-2025
Managing Technical Product Owner - Generative AI Applications
Toyota North America
5-2024
Executive Organizer
DallasMeetup
1-2024 - 8-2025
Generative AI Technical Product Manager
Toyota North America
9-2023 - 1-2024
Technology Evangelist for Immersive Experiences
Toyota Connected North America
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Education
2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Southwestern Adventist University
1999 - 2006
Honors Diploma
Burton Adventist Academy
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