Abel Meri

As CEO and Co-Founder of WAIT SMART AI, Abel Meri blends strategic leadership with creative vision to drive the company’s mission of transforming business operations through AI-powered innovation. With a dynamic background spanning technology startups, transportation, communications, and product design, Abel brings a rare blend of executive expertise and imaginative thinking to every venture.

Under his leadership, WAIT SMART AI empowers organizations to streamline workflows, enhance decision-making, and achieve new levels of efficiency. Abel’s ability to merge business insight with technological creativity positions the company at the forefront of AI-driven transformation.

Beyond the boardroom, Abel is an award-winning recording artist with 24 studio albums, a testament to his relentless creativity and discipline. His artistic roots sharpen his sense of innovation—helping him see connections others miss and inspire solutions that are as elegant as they are effective.

This unique fusion of art and enterprise defines Abel’s leadership: harnessing creativity and technology to simplify complexity, elevate performance, and shape the future of how businesses think, create, and grow.

Abel also sits on the board of Computer CORE, a Washington, DC metropolitan area nonprofit that is closing the digital divide by providing digital literacy education and distribution computers to underserved members of the community.

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