Marty Beard

Marty J.
Beard was the founder of alwaysAI, Inc., founded in 2018, serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2025.
Former jobs include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at LiveOps, Inc. in 2014; Chief Executive Officer at Hayden Ai Technologies, Inc. from 2025 to 2026; Staff Director-Corporate Strategy & Development at Pacific Telesis Group from 1993 to 1997; Independent Director at Nielsen Consumer Insights, Inc. in 2012; Director at CTIA-The Wireless Association from 2010 to 2011; Vice President-Oracle Online at Oracle Corp.
from 1997 to 2000; SVP-Corporate Development & Marketing at Sybase, Inc. from 2000 to 2006; Chief Operating Officer at BlackBerry Ltd. from 2014 to 2017; and President at Sybase 365 LLC from 2006 to 2011.
Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Georgetown University.