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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael J. Ditter
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Wisconsin, U.S.
| occupation = Business strategist; entrepreneur; AI strategist
| years_active = 2007–present
| education = University of Colorado Boulder (BS); Cornell University (MBA)
| website = https://michaelditter.com
}}
Michael J. Ditter is an American business strategist, entrepreneur, and AI leader. He leads AI Strategy and Emerging Technology at Diageo. In 2021, he launched the Partáy Margarita canned cocktail brand in Connecticut, earning coverage in The Beverage Journal{{cite web
|last=Sara
|title=Connecticut-Based Partáy Margarita Launches
|url=https://www.thebeveragejournal.com/connecticut-based-partay-margarita-launches/
|publisher=The Beverage Journal
|date=2021-11-25
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} and BevNET.{{cite web
|title=Partáy Craft Cocktails
|url=https://issuu.com/bevnet/docs/06-november-december-2022
|publisher=BevNET
|date=2022-11
|pages=84–85
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} He earned an MBA from Cornell University, where he developed a health-insurance enrollment platform for Accenture and won the Accenture Innovation Challenge.{{cite web
|last=Cherry
|first=Rachel
|title=Bringing Health Insurance to the Uninsured
|url=https://business.cornell.edu/article/2013/09/bringing-health-insurance-to-the-uninsured/
|publisher=Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
|date=2013-09-24
|access-date=2025-04-21
}}
Early life and education
Michael J. Ditter was born and raised in Wisconsin, one of three sons in a family with deep regional roots. His father, Jim Ditter, led Norlight Telecommunications as president (1995–2001) and later served as CEO of PPC Partners, parent company of Pieper Electric (2010–2012).{{cite web
|last=Kirchen
|first=Rich
|title='Guardians of data' seek return to star status
|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2006/09/04/focus1.html
|publisher=Milwaukee Business Journal
|date=2006-09-03
|access-date=2025-04-21
|last=Content
|first=Thomas
|title=Pieper Electric parent company names new CEO
|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/business/pieper-electric-parent-company-names-new-ceo-b93mk99-136754073.html
|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
|date=2012-01-05
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} His mother, Audrey Ditter, serves as Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer at S.C. Johnson & Sons.{{cite web
|title=Mount Mary welcomes new Board of Trustees members
|url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/mount-mary-welcomes-new-board-of-trustees-members/
|publisher=Urban Milwaukee
|date=2016-07-18
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} Growing up in a Catholic household in Wisconsin's heartland, with German immigrant ancestry,{{cite web
|title=Ditter Family Resilience: Centuries 1655–2025
|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ditter-Family-Resilience-Centuries-1655-2025-ebook/dp/B0DZJ6JG7N
|publisher=Amazon.com
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} Ditter learned the values of hard work, respect, and perseverance. Family dinners often centered on servant leadership and sustainability—principles reflected in industry icons like Fisk Johnson of S.C. Johnson.{{cite web
|title=Fisk Johnson, Current Chairman and CEO of SC Johnson
|url=https://www.scjohnson.com/en/about-us/the-johnson-family/fisk-johnson/fisk-johnson-current-chairman-and-ceo-of-sc-johnson
|publisher=SC Johnson & Son Inc.
|access-date=2025-04-21
}}
Ditter earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder,{{cite web
|title=Michael J. Ditter – LinkedIn
|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljditter/
|publisher=LinkedIn
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} then pursued an MBA in Sustainable Global Enterprises at Cornell University's SC Johnson Graduate School of Management.{{cite web
|last=Cherry
|first=Rachel
|title=Bringing Health Insurance to the Uninsured
|url=https://business.cornell.edu/article/2013/09/bringing-health-insurance-to-the-uninsured/
|publisher=Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
|date=2013-09-24
|access-date=2025-04-21
}}
Career
Michael J. Ditter began his career at McKesson Provider Technologies as a Digital, Data and Technology Healthcare Consultant (2007–2010) and as Project Manager (2010–2012).. While completing his MBA, he consulted with Novo Nordisk through Cornell's Sustainable Global Enterprise immersion (2013)
From 2013 to 2017, Ditter served as Commercial and Marketing Strategy Manager at Accenture Strategy.. In 2017, he joined Diageo North America as Director of Corporate & Commercial Strategy, a role he held until 2021
In 2021, he founded Azure Bev Co (d.b.a. Partáy), scaling the Partáy Margarita brand to over 750 distribution points and earning coverage in The Beverage Journal{{cite web
|last=Sara
|title=Connecticut-Based Partáy Margarita Launches
|url=https://www.thebeveragejournal.com/connecticut-based-partay-margarita-launches/
|publisher=The Beverage Journal
|date=2021-11-25
|access-date=2025-04-21
}} and BevNET{{cite web
|title=Partáy Craft Cocktails
|url=https://issuu.com/bevnet/docs/06-november-december-2022
|publisher=BevNET
|date=2022-11
|pages=84–85
|access-date=2025-04-21
}}—before licensing operations in 2023.
From 2023 to 2024, he served as Senior Consultant, Sales and Marketing Strategy at PEBI.AI{{cite web
|title=About PEBI.AI
|url=https://pebi.ai/
|publisher=PEBI.AI
|access-date=2025-04-21
In 2024, Ditter returned to Diageo as Director of Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Emerging Technology. In 2025, he launched The Upload Wars, an AI-powered narrative platform.{{cite web
|title=Brocalypse: The Upload Wars
|url=https://theuploadwars-mjditter.replit.app/
|publisher=Replit
|access-date=2025-04-21
}}
Personal life
Ditter practices his Catholic faith and shares professional and personal reflections on his website.
References
External links
- [https://michaelditter.com Official website]
- [https://a.co/d/4BWeymB Book on resilience]
- [https://a.co/d/5tviqJV Book on leadership]
- [https://a.co/d/2wgGcWo Book on entrepreneurship]
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{{Draft categories|
:Category:American business strategists
:Category:Cornell University alumni