Our Team

Product-focused founder who started AE as a bootstrapped alternative to VC funding—hoping eventually to build an agency-increasing brain-computer interface operating system.
That long-term quest is his ultimate goal with AE Studio, née Agency Enterprise—that AE tries its best to work on products and services that increase human agency. He's optimistic about the future of humanity and he invites you to play a role in creating it with him.

17 years building technology products for startups and enterpises. Previously worked at Carbon 5, Intuit, and three LA-based startups. Worked on projects for Pacific Life, LiveNation, Salesforce, AutoDesk and more.

25+ years of experience using statistics and machine learning to analyze datasets in physics, finance, and online petitions. Expert in machine learning, deep learning, and distributed computing as a means of processing and analyzing large datasets. A.B. Magna Cum Laude in Chemistry & Physics from Harvard College and PhD from Cal Tech in Experimental High Energy Particle Physics.

10+ years experience building products and leading teams for early-stage startups and tech companies. Former CTO at To The Tens, co-founder of ELIX, and full stack developer and leader at several LA-based startups. I make impactful products with web technologies & AI and love leading and growing teams. B.S. from Yale University, focused on statistical analysis of ecological systems.

Research scientist with 9+ years of experience developing (soft-)robotic systems for rehabilitation after stroke and spinal cord injury In his PhD at UC Irvine and postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard, Diogo led interdisciplinary teams of engineers, designers, and clinicians to develop systems (including intuitive user interface, embedded firmware, hardware/software integration, and data processing pipelines) to advance the science and technology of on-demand rehabilitation. Previously, he worked in the automotive industry developing engine control algorithms and test automation software for Renault and Volvo.

Masters degree in computer science with around 15 years of experience in software development. More than 10 years of startup experience and team management. More than five years in customer relationship and product management. Experienced in managing teams and products B2B and B2C that directly impacted more than 150,000 people monthly.

Experienced with Ruby, Java, JavaScript, Python, AngularJS, AWS, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes, among other technologies and frameworks.

UX/Product Designer & Manager with 10+ years of experience across startups, large companies and agencies. Launched web and mobile apps focused on automation, data analysis, gamification, and much more.

Aaron is always interested in working on for-good, human-centered initiatives. When not working on paid-for projects, he is either volunteering time to help other designers in their journey or taking classes on new design processes/technologies.

13 years building startups and technology. Has led startups through acquisition, implemented agile development and design thinking at Fortune 500s, designed products that got into Y-Combinator, and scaled product teams from 0-50.

Helping found AE Studio in 2016, James is now back in an EIR role helping founders explore how to use emerging technologies like AI to build, launch, and scale their business.

John Bargh is a social psychologist and professor at Yale University, where he has formed the Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation (ACME) Laboratory. Bargh’s work focuses on automaticity and unconscious processing as a method to better understand social behavior, and is particularly well-known for his research on priming. He is now turning to LLMs, and is an advisor to some of AE’s Alignment research projects.

With over 20 years in software development, Daniel is a highly skilled professional adept in technologies like Angular, React, Node.js, TypeScript, and Python. He excels in creative problem-solving, focusing on performance and security. His project 'Instafriends' for Instagram demonstrates his ability to attract significant online engagement, with around 1 million monthly visits.

Have worked at AE Studio since 2016, he has leveraged his vast technical expertise to enhance numerous projects' efficiency and success.

Senior data scientist with a passion for developing creative solutions to complex problems. Over the past 7+ years, he has demonstrated this by utilizing supercomputers to solve partial differential equations during his PhD at Princeton, as well as spearheading the integration of machine learning into a health-tech startup, starting from the ground up and reaching millions of users.

At AE, Francisco is thrilled to apply his expertise in Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, and Deep Learning to solve challenging problems. He is dedicated to fostering genuine relationships with all individuals involved, as he believes in the power of collaboration and shared success. During his free time, he enjoys hosting BBQ cookouts, having spontaneous dance parties with his kids, and reading historical biographies.

Fullstack developer for 9+ years. Experienced with modern technologies such as React, Node.js, MongoDB, CSS3, and HTML5, plus PHP, C#, SQL, and more.

Passionate about clean code, strong communication, and products delivered harmoniously in line with client expectations.
Helped found AE Studio in 2016.

Experienced CTO with 17+ years of experience in several areas including e-commerce, databases, operations and native app development. Expert in JavaScript and its ecosystem (Node.js, Express.js, Angular, React/Redux, GraphQL, Ionic, React Native, and more) and experienced in Ruby on Rails, Python, Django, Swift, Objective-C, Java, Redux, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and more.

Also, a child prodigy, started college at age 15, graduated with a computer science degree, and wows us with his unassuming brilliance on a daily basis.

Early contributor to the RedwoodJS project.

Worked on an iOS app with thousands of monthly active users in the US. And at the company that provided the recommendation system for e-commerces used by millions of people in Brazil.

Fullstack developer with 9+ years of experience building awesome products with modern technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, React/Redux, AngularJS, Ionic, React Native, CSS3, HTML5, Docker, and more.

Passionate about clean architecture, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Lean methodologies, and entrepreneurship.

Computer scientist and fullstack engineer with 5+ years of professional experience and another 5 playing around with web technologies. Experienced in JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, GraphQL, React, HTML, CSS and web standards including accessibility best practices.

Helped his previous company to build the open-source Bold Design System and various projects for the Brazilian Ministry of Health, including the electronic medical record used by thousands of people from the country.

Fullstack developer with 10+ years of experience building applications at startups and consolidated companies, ranging from tourism, to ISPs, event-tech and e-learning across different countries. JavaScript and PHP expert with deep experience in CodeIgniter, SCORM, Node.js, Express.js, GraphQL, React/Redux, SQL, MongoDB, and more.

Passionate about clean code/architecture, UX, and learning new technologies.

Fullstack developer with 9+ years of experience in web software development, including technologies such as React, Node.js, CSS3, HTML5, PHP, and relational databases. Experience working at startups and enterprises, in areas ranging from event-tech to e-learning.

Helped his previous company build the foundation of a marketplace and increase the company's revenue while working on the Ads team, focusing on new ad experiences, placements, ad units, and A/B testing. 4+ years of contribution to the Moodle open-source project.

Fullstack engineer with 9+ years of professional experience with technologies like Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, GraphQL, CSS, Docker, and more.

Helped his previous company build various projects for the Brazilian Ministry of Health, including the electronic medical record used by thousands of people from the country.

Fullstack engineer with experience in modern web technologies such as React, React Native, Node.js, Redux, TypeScript, and more.

Helped his previous company do a successful pivot during the coronavirus pandemic by building autonomous grocery stores inside residential condominiums that can scale to hundreds of people. Has a growth mindset and likes to think outside the box, he's a technology lover that is always trying to bring practicality and simplicity to the many people we impact with each line of code.

Fabio is a senior data scientist and deep learning engineer with 8+ years of industry experience and a software engineering background. In his master's degree, he applied artificial intelligence to assist physicians in diagnosing skin lesions. Using deep learning, computer vision, and NLP, Fabio has created banking, healthcare, e-commerce, and consumer tech products, impacting millions of users. He has developed unique solutions for early-stage startups, tech unicorns, and large enterprises. His research publications have won awards and spawned international patents. His current challenge involves employing large language models to solve real-world problems.

In his spare time (surprisingly, he has some), he loves reading thought-provoking AI research papers and pondering how they might soon influence our daily lives.

Fullstack engineer with 5+ years of professional experience with technologies like Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, GraphQL, CSS, Docker, Kubernetes, and more.

Helped his previous company to build the open-source Bold Design System and various projects for the Brazilian Ministry of Health, including the electronic medical record used by thousands of people from the country.

Product designer & manager with a passion for user-centric design, usability, and building delightful user experiences. Past work includes building products in various industries (fintech, health & wellness, b2b SaaS, etc) for businesses ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 10 companies.

Dylan is also a trained sound engineer, and likes to spend his free time creating innovative sound experiences, bridging his passions for creative design and technology.

Product Designer & Manager with 10+ years of experience in multiple verticals such as SaaS, E-commerce, Fintech, Mobility, and Healthcare. Cristian takes a holistic approach to product design & development and strives to provide an engaging user experience for every single stakeholder involved in the project he's working on.

A life-long learner with a growth mindset, he's passionate about improving himself and creating thoughtful and high-impact work.

Fullstack engineer with a master's degree in computer science and 7+ years of professional experience with different technologies such as, but not restricted to, Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, React, and relational databases. Worked for the Brazilian government on many projects.

Passionate about learning, algorithms, and solving problems. Always open to new challenges.

Fullstack developer and graphic designer with 15+ years of experience working for advertising companies in Brazil helping their clients increase market share and branding. His prior work was developing an e-commerce solution for a big energy/fuels company using Salesforce. Developed projects in PHP, Laravel, React, Vue.js, Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS3, and more.

Passionate about design, technology, and challenges. Loves to learn and experiment with new technologies.

Experienced data scientist and avid problem solver. While earning his PhD in Computational Data Science from the University at Buffalo, he created new machine learning techniques that he applied to better understand brain activity in the moments before an epileptic seizure.

Has a proven track record of delivering end-to-end machine learning solutions for a Fortune 500 bank, including delivering state-of-the-art natural language processing models for monitoring customer feedback and an AI system for real-time fraud prevention among many others.

Software developer with 9+ years of experience building projects using PHP, Angular, React, Vue.js, Node.js, Dart, and PostgreSQL. Helped his previous company automate internal processes that lead to staff work satisfaction and increased productivity. Also led a small team of developers to build a successful SaaS project.

Loves working with the web, learning new technologies, and writing beautiful, clean code.

Executive assistant with experience in customer relations, scheduling & email management, and employee happiness. Passionate about ordering fun things on Etsy. Former restaurant manager and punk rock drummer.

Technical product manager with 5+ years of experience playing musical hats on under-resourced projects with other scrappy weirdos. Impatient for a future that should have arrived by now, he kills time thinking of ways to reduce the friction between ideas and software.

Trained in Javascript, half still in love with Ruby on Rails, actually passionate about learning new stuff, productivity, and UX.

Fullstack engineer with 8+ years of experience in the HCM, analytics, and edtech industries. Worked with technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, CSS3, HTML5, PHP, Node.js, and more. Focused on delivering great responsive, mobile-first layouts to products, performant features, and an overall great experience for team members, clients, and stakeholders through ownership and transparency.

Recently worked on the ad systems for a US-based edtech company with over 50M monthly active users, driving success through the use of A/B testing and integration with multiple header bidder partners, achieving excellent revenue metrics. Lupi is also a Taekwondo martial artist in his spare time.

Fullstack Developer with 6+ years of experience in web development. Experienced in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, Angular, PHP, Node.js, and relational and non-relational databases, such as MongoDB, MySQLm and PostgreSQL.

Passionate about technology, lifelong learning, the sky and aviation.

With about 10 years of experience in the design space, Riteeka has worked as an architect, interior designer, and illustrator before pursuing a masters degree in Design Management at SCAD. She approaches human-centered design as a way of life. At the heart of her work is a desire to craft compelling experiences and narratives that connect with people at an emotional level and leave a lasting impact on our communities.

Passionate about social innovation, Riteeka has worked on several community building projects ranging from redesigning ‘Schooling from Home’ during the pandemic to developing a change-making toolkit for non-profits working with domestic workers in India.

Fullstack engineer with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and 5+ years of experience developing digital products. Expert in web applications and the JavaScript ecosystem (TypeScript, React, Node.js, and their tools).

Experienced with Scrum and Agile methodologies as well as with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails, Docker, and more. Helped his previous company (in the event-tech space) pivot to virtual events during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Research associate helping to improve processes, onboarding, and hiring, in particular sourcing of candidates. Supporting product managers and designers.

Finance graduate with experience in tax auditing and financial statement analysis. Passionate about learning new things.

Spent much of his career as a fullstack developer with 15+ years of experience with PHP and JavaScript-based stacks. Has extensive experience with software in ad tech, fintech, enterprise sales, and SEO-critical websites.

Multiple-time founder and member of the Sumer 2017 Y Combinator batch. He loves creating and is most comfortable operating as a liaison between cutting-edge technology and smart product design.

Computer scientist and fullstack engineer with 8+ years of experience. Worked in different areas such as a Yellow Pages app, an agribusiness mobile and web app, and an event tools provider (e-commerce, virtual event web app).

Experienced developing digital products using JavaScript and its ecosystem (Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, React, Redux, Apollo Client) and also Docker, Kubernetes, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, and more.

Fullstack engineer with 6+ years of experience developing for the web. Worked on several projects with technologies such as JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Java, Oracle, MongoDB, Angular, Ember.js, and more.

Passionate about software engineering and code quality, loves learning new things, and is always open to new challenges.

Software engineer & blockchain developer with a pursuit for clean, reliable, maintainable, and secure code. Has experience working with Solidity, Cadence, Java, JavaScript, SQL, and more.

Fast learner, always ready to help others and share his knowledge. Believes that blockchain can change the world and, because of that, is focused on being a part of that change by building and helping others build Web3 applications.

Software developer with 9+ years of experience developing and maintaining distributed systems for telecommunications and e-commerce. Python enthusiast, having worked with the language since the beginning of his career. Also loves to code in Go, JavaScript, and more recently, Elixir. Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, but experienced working with MySQL, MongoDB, and Oracle.

Knowledgeable about the complexities of microservices and familiar with RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, and many AWS services. Always focused on simplifying complex problems into code that is readable, maintainable, and easy to understand.

Product designer & manager who's also an engineer. Started his career doing a little of everything, including architecture, design, database administration, and coding in C. As a self-learner, developed in other languages (C++, VB, PHP, Java, etc) and disciplines before moving to product and design management. Has managed products, projects, and teams in multiple industries and areas, most recently in data & analytics. Loves to find connections between different areas to build complete solutions.

Has experience in startups and large enterprises, leading, building, and scaling teams, and leading strategy and behavioral programs. Has an interest in (learning and sharing knowledge about) everything product, design, systems, lean/agile, behavioral science, social, psychology, history, anthropology, economics, entertainment, video games, and sports!

Fullstack engineer with 10+ years of experience in web development working with technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js, PHP, Laravel, and more. Has created solutions in a variety of industries and applications and for a variety of companies including retail business, warehouse management, custom e-commerce platforms, and early stage startups.

Passionate about working with frontend development using technologies that make applications richer and user friendly.

Fullstack engineer with 4+ years of experience, mostly working on banking projects with technologies such as Java, React Native, Angular 2+, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, Oracle, Splunk, and more. Helped his prior company rewrite the credit card app of one of the largest banks in Brazil using React Native.

Passionate about clean code and software quality. Always eager to learn new things.

Product designer with 10+ years of experience, with a strong background in branding, advertising, marketing, and fashion photography. Worked as the creative and art director for agencies and large companies.

Creative and multipotentialite, with interests in technology, art, pop culture, and photography. Learned frontend to improve his UX skills, and co-created Nullstack working as an API designer.

Product designer & manager & leader who has designed digital products used by millions of people worldwide. Has shipped web, mobile, and IoT products for companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Also taught UX research and design at the City University of New York where his curriculum led to the university’s first accredited UX program. His students have gone on to work for organizations like PayPal, Dropbox, and The Interaction Design Foundation.

Has a passion for agile design and development, and working on products and services that inspire people and help them work better.

Glauco has more than 10 years of experience as the CTO of a funded event tech startup. Led the development of several products with stacks ranging from mobile (Android/Java/Kotlin/iOS /Objective-C/Swift) to web (JavaScript, Node.js, GraphQL, MongoDB, PHP, Phalcon, REST APIs). As a partner of the company, he was responsible for the areas of marketing, commercialization, customers, and people. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science.

Passionate about apps, he started with mobile development in 2011. He’s very proud of having built a full mobile framework for Android (Java, SQLite, Retrofit) and iOS (Swift, CoreData, CocoaPods) which is used to generate white-label apps and has been responsible for more than 600 published apps and more than a million downloads.

Graphic designer that fell in love with entrepreneurship. As a startup CEO for the past 10 years. has led different teams across product development, marketing & sales, and customer success. At his previous startup – an event technology company that had customers in four continents – grew revenue by 13x and moved from a single product company to a complete end-to-end solution.

Team player, with a customer-focused attitude, bringing a founder mentality to his work, doing whatever needs to be done to help a project or startup succeed.

Fullstack engineer and QA engineer with 5+ years of experience using various technologies such as Java, Kotlin, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, and more. Helped his previous company build various projects for the Brazilian Ministry of Health, including the electronic medical record used by thousands of people from the country. Has a bachelor's in information systems.

Data scientist and computer scientist with a master’s degree in computer vision and 8+ years of experience. Started his career working on computer vision, augmented reality, computational photography, and code optimization for embedded systems using C++, and later moved towards NLP and large language models, tackling various problems in different contexts, including AI assistants, data extraction, large-scale web scraping, and code generation. Highly product-focused and versatile professional.

6+ years of experience in software development and data science, with a bachelor's degree in information systems. Admirer of experimental technologies and enthusiast of all things open source. Has worked on a variety of projects, ranging from remote sensing with satellite imagery and AI, to real-time food delivery applications. Experienced with technologies such as Python, JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Golang, TypeScript, React, RabbitMQ, SQL, and many others.

His goal is to strive for excellence in his work -- he believes this is the result of good work practices, a deep understanding of the product and its business requirements, and a great collaboration with the team. Passionate about music, cinema, and photography.

Fullstack developer with 10+ years of experience building systems for big enterprises, such as AB InBev and Pearson Education. Experienced in JavaScript-related technologies such as, React, React Native, Angular, Ionic, Node.js, Express.js, and GraphQL. Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB. Over two years of experience in IoT integrations with the Microsoft stack and AI (image detection) with Python and PyTorch.

Passionate about learning, born curious about how things work, and always open to helping others. Excited about developing awesome applications for AE and its clients. Loves complex board games.

Research associate with an academic background in international relations and law with 10+ years of experience in translation and language editing. Previously headed a university’s international affairs office for more than three years and worked in web development for two years.

Experienced in establishing and managing a wide range of international projects, such as simple student exchanges, joint research developed under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, translating articles & documents from English, Spanish, and German into Portuguese, sourcing other translation & language editing specialists for niche academic fields, and working on the development of an e-commerce platform as a frontend developer.

Fullstack engineer with a background in computational theory. Experienced in systems development and analysis. Passionate about software development, with extensive knowledge of Python, Flask, Angular, JavaScript, Docker, SQL, and Celery.

Loves to be active and in his spare time teaches his family boxing. Enjoys sitting back and having a good burger.

Evangelist of the DevOps and Agile cultures of effectiveness, narrowing focus, automation, and most importantly stop starting and start finishing. People-focused leader, experienced in coaching and mentoring in a diversified work environment, and providing career guidance to help his team improve their skills.

Fullstack engineer with over 15 years of development experience, solving problems using KISS, SOLID, TDD methodologies, and FP and OOP paradigms. Worked with various technologies such as Node.js, .NET, React, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Happy clean architecture user. In search of stoicism. Enthusiast of mindfulness. A risk-taker that usually works with his head on fire.

Executive assistant, passionate about managing day-to-day interactions with team members and helping them create a connection, giving them resources and opportunities to further their goals, and helping the team with their needs. Has a background in audiovisual production and is currently studying web development, learning Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and more.

Passionate about creating content, mindful thinking, and nature.

Fullstack developer with over 15 years of experience delivering top-notch solutions for clients across the globe. Has a bachelor's degree in graphic design, and as a UX/UI designer on multiple projects, has always been able to create a balance between design and frontend teams.

Passionate about the developer experience and always tries to come up with solutions to help other developers. Created Fabula, a component ecosystem for Angular and React, and currently works on several tools at AE to help improve the general developer experience of the team.

Data scientist with experience across multiple industries, including finance, legal, and healthcare. Built successful data products, on all scales, for organizations ranging from small startups to Fortune 100 corporations. After the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Greg designed innovative network analyses to help identify billions of dollars in criminal activity across a large US bank network. Deeply curious and fascinated by the intersection of technology with human biology.

In his spare time, Greg enjoys weightlifting, hiking, and adventuring with his wife & daughters.

8+ years of experience building quality software with technologies like Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS, React, React Native, Docker, and more. Previously a tech lead for one of the largest SaaS companies in South America, working alongside Brazilian market giants including insurance companies, banks, and retailers. Also, delivered multiple fullstack projects for major Brazilian government agencies.

One of his favorite hobbies is music. Loves to play casually at bars and restaurants with friends.

Fullstack and mobile engineer with a focus on native iOS development. Has worked on a variety of projects for Apple's platforms such as iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS using technologies such as Swift and Objective-C. Experienced in developing large-scale apps with millions of active users, and in different global markets such as Brazil and United States. Won the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) scholarship in 2019.

Passionate about technology and innovation. Loves learning and working on new challenges that can impact, bring value to, and improve people's lives.

Computer scientist and fullstack developer with over 10 years of experience, versed in technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Next.js, Redux, Jest, Angular, Vue.js, Flutter, Ionic, GraphQL, MongoDB, Docker, and more. Passionate about how things work and driven to the programming world mostly by video games.

Past work includes a big news site, ERP software, several e-commerce platforms, and a social commerce platform inspired by a Chinese model.

Growth strategist and partnership cultivator with 10+ years of experience, Jeff has a rich background in web development, hospitality, and education. He holds a Bachelor's from UCLA, where he studied political theory, coding, and cybersecurity.

His dynamic career spans steering operations for beverage programs at iconic LA restaurants, leading key digital projects at Wish You Were Here Group, and teaching coding at a collegiate level, embodying the AE core value of being agile and adaptable.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Jeff is known for his exceptional cocktail crafting skills, offering a perfect blend of relaxation and creativity.

Fullstack engineer with 5+ years of experience in web and mobile development working with several technologies, such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Flutter, .NET, Python, and many others. Pursued several projects including ERPs, WMSs, e-commerce, analytical systems, and others.

A software enthusiast, passionate about software engineering and developing high-quality code. Loves to learn and explore new technologies as well as build awesome projects.

Data scientist and mechatronics engineer with a master’s degree in electrical engineering focused on image processing. Passionate about AI and software development. Experienced in NLP techniques such as Named Entity Recognition (NER) to extract multiple types of data from text. Developed systems that combine traditional NLP techniques and LLMs to leverage the strengths of both approaches. Additionally, created chatbots that interact with clients’ databases while ensuring the privacy of sensitive information.

Fullstack engineer with 9+ years of experience with web-focused technologies like PHP, JavaScript, CSS, Node.js, React, and Vue.js as well as frameworks like Laravel. He's also worked closely with internal DevOps teams to help integrate development and deployment efforts using Github, Gitlab, GCP, and AWS.

Fullstack engineer with more than 7 years of of experience, especially in Node.js and React. As a tech lead and senior developer, he brings experience from working on many large projects, from hospital ERPs to security systems for energy companies, as well as big CRMs with over a million operations per week. Other projects include migrating NFTs from Terra to Polygon and other Web3 projects.

Freelance singer in his spare time.

Fullstack engineer passionate about creating technical solutions for business challenges. More than 12 years of experience in engineering solutions using different skill sets stored in his belt, from solutions architecture, to software development, team formation, agility drivers, effective communication and true collaboration with peers and customers.

Has a crush on creating cloud platform products and loves to read about cloud architecture to keep up to date on solution design patterns.

DevOps engineer and IT professional with over 10 years of experience in software development and DevOps focused on the telecommunications and healthcare sectors. Versatile professional who has worked with different and diverse technologies, roles, and projects, allowing him to contribute to any part of the software development lifecycle.
Experience in building and maintaining infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring for web-based applications following DevSecOps best practices.

Software engineer generalist with more than 15 years of experience and a holistic approach to software development. Started his career with freelance projects while still an undergraduate, obtained a PhD from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in 2011 for his work in distributed computing, then transitioned to full time software development and worked on one of the first end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms. In 2015 he joined a startup as an iOS engineer and helped grow the mobile team while defining the product architecture. Later he made the transition to develop microservices as part of several different backend teams.

Product manager with more than 15 years of experience in tech, media, banking, consumer goods, and foreign trade. 8+ years creating, managing, and localizing web/app/chat/data- based products. Led product for Americas at a European HR tech firm, helping it grow 10x in 10 months in the region and become a unicorn. Co-founded 3 startups (1 exit) and was country manager in Brazil of 2 data/analytics scaleups from the US and Asia.

Has 5 specializations: product management, data science, Python, market Intelligence, and business management. Has two bachelor's degrees, one in business administration and one in international relations. Tech, data, blockchain, AI, futurism, stoicism, and mindfulness enthusiast.

Seasoned data scientist with more than 7 years of experience in developing end-to-end ML solutions that drive business growth. His expertise spans diverse industries, including e-commerce, bioinformatics, fraud detection, and aerospace, among others. His ultimate obsession lies in delivering exceptional user experiences through his ML models. Fluent in Python and an ardent advocate of agile development, he brings a dynamic approach to his work.

Philip does operations and executive assistance, with a focus on impact. He engages quite a bit with the effective altruism community and believes transformative AI may come rather soon, leading to an awesome or a disastrous future unless work is done to align these systems.

Product designer and manager with over 10 years of experience. Got his first taste of product design when he founded a language learning startup and loved it so much he never looked back. Has helped startups get funded, become profitable, and grow once established, while working on a wide range of products from AI tools to social apps, and data viz dashboards to life coaching. Believes in employing user research to create products that give clear value to users.

Currently based in Brooklyn, NY and enjoys spending time at the park with his dog. In his past life, worked as an animator on the TV show Archer, and likes to use those skills in the products he designs to add a bit of animated delight.

Passionate and creative AI safety researcher that focuses on increasing the likelihood that humanity survives the transition to the machine intelligence era. Has investigated deceptive alignment as a Research Fellow at the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative and discovered evidence of empathy in deep RL agents (as understood through the Perception-Action Model from cognitive science) at the Center for AI Safety. Is currently developing a novel AI alignment agenda that focuses on scalably inducing self-other overlap in state-of-the-art machine learning models in order to facilitate the learning of empathetic representations and elicit prosocial behaviors.

Senior data scientist with 9+ years of software engineering experience at Salesforce, specializing in distributed systems and high availability architectures. Originally trained as a physicist, writing noise cancellation algorithms for LIGO that were used in the first detection of gravitational waves, and studying superconducting qubits and graphene at UC Berkeley. Recently focused on AI safety research, developing novel architectures for improved model interpretability and exploring empirical approaches to embedded agency through Foresight Institute funding.