Michael Chorey is the creator of FreshAi for Wendy's, the QSR industry’s first large-scale generative AI drive-thru platform, now scaling to over 500 restaurants. Named one of the Top 50 Most Innovative People in Product (2025), Michael is a recognized leader in practical, people-centered AI innovation. Under his leadership, FreshAi was honored as one of Fast Company’s “Next Big Things in Tech”, highlighting its role in bringing generative AI into real-world, high-volume service environments.
As Head of Emerging Product & Technology at Wendy’s, Michael leads the brand’s co-innovation work with Google Cloud. He’s a frequent speaker at forums like Google Cloud Next and AI4, known for reshaping how restaurants think about automation, labor, and customer experience. His current focus: building intelligent systems that scale care, trust, and operational clarity—while leaving room for something rarer in enterprise technology: a sense of wonder.