Your AI Strategy, Our Expert Team
Diving into AI often feels like trying to solve a complex puzzle with pieces that keep changing.
But you're not alone; our team of researchers, architects, and strategists are here to put the pieces together with you.
We envision a world where everyone understands the best ways to benefit from AI.
We exist to help people create an AI strategy that drives understanding, confidence, and positive impact.
Our Team
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Alex Castrounis
Founder, CEO
Alex is not just an expert; he literally wrote the book on designing successful AI strategies, use cases, and roadmaps. A professor of AI for Northwestern University's Kellogg & McCormick MBAi program, he also serves as the executive-in-residence at the University of Chicago Booth’s AI Transform Accelerator. He has over two decades of experience advising startups to Fortune 100 companies on using data, analytics, and AI models to drive business growth and customer success.
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Erik O'Brien
Chief Product Officer
Erik is a data-driven strategist, researcher, and product manager with over a decade of experience across industries. He has helped create new value for brands by designing, launching, and optimizing technology-enabled, customer-centric programs for companies like Verizon, Citi, Kimberly-Clark, Duracell, BCBS, and SC Johnson.
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Justin Johnson
Chief Growth Officer
Justin, a multi-award-winning marketing executive with over 15 years of experience, specializes in creating iconic campaigns for brands such as Disney, Snickers, and Anheuser-Busch. A serial entrepreneur, he has launched three startups, demonstrating deep expertise in consumer strategy, brand, creative, and growth marketing. Justin finds joy in merging the art of storytelling with the science of technology.
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Doug Bryan
Senior AI Strategist
Doug has 25 years of data science experience across various industries. He has been a lecturer in computer science at Stanford University, a technical lead and product manager at Amazon.com, where his team generated $2B in annual revenue, and a manager at Accenture Labs focusing on hyper-personalization research. At Dentsu International, he served as Senior Vice President for Data Science Products, leading cloud migration and autoML efforts. His clients include Target, Ralph Lauren, L.L.Bean, Wells Fargo, NBCUniversal, and Hearst.
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Masum Patel
ML Engineer
Masum is an Applied AI Engineer and Consultant with extensive experience in designing and building AI products for companies like CVS, Walmart, Kohl’s, and Deloitte. He is a problem solver at heart and has helped startups like TorchIt with product design and AI system design. He also leads the US local chapter for FruitPunch AI and often indulges in projects to use AI for Good.
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Sai Ganesh Nellore
ML Engineer
Extensive experience in AI leadership, including developing a Voice AI Sales Agent at Paramount using LLMs and Cloud MLOps. Former AI Engineer at Zoho, focusing on symbolic AI and NLP. Developed real-time AI accessibility for Indian E-Governance, consulted for Cisco, and contributed to AI innovations in healthcare and agriculture for startups like Altered AI and Easycrop. -
Disha Gulati
Advisor
Disha is the Founder and CEO of Here Here Market and a graduate of the University of Chicago’s Booth MBA program.
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Richard Noyes
Advisor
Richard is a graduate of Dartmouth’s Tuck School MBA program, as well as an active angel investor and former CFO of Astra Pharmaceuticals, Foster Miller, and QinetiQ. He also taught corporate finance at Bentley University.