Founding Team
Joe Mele
Board President
- Serial Entrepreneur (2 startups)
- Technology Executive
- Strategy Formulation and Execution
- Business Development
- Technology Commercialization
- Professor
Murat Sonmez, Ph.D.
CEO & CPO
- Entrepreneur (2 startups)
- Executive
- Business Developer
- Bell-Labs MTS
- Data Analytics
- Cyber Security Expert
- US NAVY Fellowship
- Best Ph.D. Research Award
John Power
CFO
- Entrepreneur (2 startups)
- Professor
- Former CFO
- Former Director Of Finance at E*Trade
- Run many M&A Deals
- Former CAO at Mellon Investor Services
- Team Member in Mellon Securities Acquisition by Bank of New York
Mark Chmiel
CMO & Business Development
- Entrepreneur (digital media)
- Professor
- Former EVP/CMO of Denny's
- Traditional and Digital Marketing for Retail and Hospitality
- Published Author
- Guest Speaker (Economist, Forbes, The 4A's)
Alper Halbutogullari
CTO
- Entrepreneur (2 startups)
- Executive
- ex-Apple, ex-eBay
- Chief Scientist
- AI & Data Science Academy (founder and mentor)
- Has an international medal in Math Olympiads
- Math Olympiads coach
- Holds 2 patents on optimization
Phil Kennard
Advisor
- Entrepreneur (2 Startups)
- Coded and sold his first software at age 15, then bridged gaps between people, product and psychology for Fortune 500s
- He doesn't believe in limits for himself, his team or our industry
