Ben Sheppard

Expert in AI Development in the Legal and Financial Sectors

Ben Sheppard, who is a British citizen, is a board director, founder, and technology executive with over twenty years of international experience spanning infrastructure finance, digital governance, and applied artificial intelligence.

He is the co-founder and CEO of Silta, an AI platform originally launched in the blockchain sector, now used by multilateral institutions to streamline infrastructure due diligence.

His work focuses on enabling institutional transformation through high-trust technologies in complex, regulated environments. He has advised development banks, philanthropic institutions, and governments across the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Southeast Asia.

His portfolio includes the application of AI, blockchain, and enterprise software to improve infrastructure financing, environmental governance, and due diligence, achieving time savings of up to 60 percent and significant cost reductions for clients such as the Asian Development Bank, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

He has led the turnaround of distressed enterprises, built startups from early-stage to revenue, and negotiated major strategic partnerships.

A regular contributor to forums including the World Economic Forum and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, he speaks on artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, and systems transformation. He maintains a principled focus on institutional clarity, measurable outcomes, and long-term impact.