Will.i.am has been recognized by seven Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a CLIO Award, the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award, and an Honorary Fellowship by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

In his role as a futurist and creative advisor to multinational corporations, NGOs and academic institutions, will.i.am has teamed with organizations including Accenture, Agility, Air Asia, Apple, Atom Bank, BEATS Electronics, BBC, Bertelsmann, Chivas, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Deutsche Telekom, Expo 2020 (Dubai), GE, Gucci, Honeywell, IBM, Intel, ITV, JPMorgan Chase, Majid Al Futtaim Group, Manpower Group, Marvel Comics, McDonald’s, Mercedes-AMG, Nestle, Nine Australia, Penguin Publishing, Pepsi, Salesforce, SpecSavers, Shenzen Grandsun Electronics, Sony Music/Epic Records, Twentieth Century Fox, and Universal Music Group.

Highlights of his work as a Futurist, problem solver and void & opportunity spotter started with Beats Electronics where will.i.am became a founding equity stakeholder in the company that transformed professional audio headphones into Beats By Dre™, a best-selling global consumer electronics and fashion accessory.  Beats Electronics was purchased by Apple in 2014 for US$3 billion.

Leveraging his early experience in the consumer electronics industry, will.i.am has continued to launch a range of his own tech-based companies focused on software and operating systems incorporating AI, natural language understanding, voice computing, creativity & productivity, customer-service apps, as well as consumer-tech products.