Robert Benanti — Associate Partner

I am an Intrapreneurial Engineer operating within a global enterprise. My team and I don’t wait for the infrastructure to be built; we identify the market gap and build the infrastructure around the success. Throughout my 25-year career at Verizon, I have specialized in carving out high-signal niches where support structures didn't yet exist. I thrive at enabling my team to work at the intersection of technical execution—grounded in my U.S. Patent (8,885,549 B2) for network optimization—and operational agility. We move with a startup-like speed that bypasses the friction often found in high-scale, legacy-conscious environments. My "Build-it-anyway" track record includes: The $100M Satellite Vertical: Architected a high-capacity satellite product line from a prototype into a core revenue stream. Substantive ROI: Achieved $15M in cumulative architecture savings, establishing a scalable blueprint for ongoing, multi-year cost optimization. Strategic LEO Pivot: Led the charge through the pivot to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) technology, deploying resilient services for low-latency connectivity. The Next Frontier: Agentic AI I am now applying this same intrapreneurial lens to the cognitive infrastructure shift. By combining my technical foundations (DeVry, ITIL) and MBA with professional specializations in AI Governance (University of Oxford | Saïd Business School) and Product Management (IBM), I am architecting the "Pilot-to-Production" pipelines of tomorrow. I focus on integrating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic solutions into product roadmaps to move beyond simple automation toward high-signal predictive modeling and governed operational acceleration. I am a pragmatic leader focused on the metrics that matter: sustainable revenue, operational excellence, and the relentless pursuit of the next "different" niche.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications and AI Infrastructure Architect with extensive experience in network optimization.

Location: New York City, New York, United States

Experience: 27 yrs 6 mos