Matthew Bertram runs a Houston services firm he bought outright. He spends his time on a question energy and industrial operators are being forced to answer this year: who owns the decision when AI enters an operational loop - and can you prove it after the fact?
That's the difference that matters: he builds what he writes and speaks about. As President of ModalPoint and CEO of EWR Digital, he's spent 25+ years turning digital strategy into systems that hold up - then translating it for the boardroom without the hype.
That systems view didn't start with AI. For 25 years - from search, to the answer engines, to governed decisions - he's worked one question: do the machines that decide who gets found, trusted, and chosen represent you accurately? See the full arc - from SEO to AI decision governance →
He's a 2026 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) panelist, co-host of the Oil & Gas Sales & Marketing podcast on OGGN - the world's largest oil & gas podcast network - and a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses graduate. Beyond the office, he's spent a decade quietly showing up for Houston: Texas A&M, the Better Business Bureau, Sam Houston Area Council. See his community involvement →
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Credentials
- President, ModalPoint · CEO, EWR Digital
- Ericsson Houston reception panelist, OTC week 2026
- Co-host, Oil & Gas Sales & Marketing (OGGN) - 80+ episodes
- Certified AI Ethicist & Auditor (Oxethica)
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Member, American Petroleum Institute (Houston Chapter)
- Member, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (2026)
- Bylines in Entrepreneur & Search Engine Journal
