Executives
Lauren Oliver
CEO
A multi-hyphenate creator, producer, writer, and media entrepreneur, Lauren brings creativity and passion to every endeavor—whether she’s writing every episode of a TV show (Panic, 2020) or building a company to increase accessibility to great global content (like this one). Long a secret tech nerd, Lauren is passionate about AI used ethically and in service of the industry she holds dear.
Solomon Itani
CTO
An engineer, mathematician, and inventor, Soulaiman has had a career that touches everything from machine learning to AR/VR to brain-controlled exoskeletons to mathematical models used for cancer research. Formerly of Google, where he launched the first user-facing instance of LAMDA and helped grow Google’s AI-powered ad products from $64M to $1.5B in a year, Solomon is also the founder of Atheer, a leader in AR/VR tech. Solomon got his PhD from MIT, and subsequently completed his post-doc at UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and Stanford University.
Patrick Manasse
Board Member
Now in his second decade practicing corporate and commercial law, Patrick brings expertise in a variety of complex legal matters from private placements, to cross-border transactions, and stock listings. With a focus on cutting-edge technological deployments and a global view on businesses, Patrick is also an experienced Board Member and a fervent supporter of ethical innovation.
Advisors
Shaked Berenson
CEO of StudioDome
A strategist and business leader in entertainment, media, and technology, Shaked Berenson is CEO & founder of StudioDome, a revolutionary international distribution platform that boasts more than 1,000 films, as well as an award-winning producer.
Clifford Champion
Ozone
With two decades in software R&D, design, and localization, Clifford excels at the intersection of technology, art, and information. As technical product leader at zSpace, he helped grow their AR/VR platform to one million students in classrooms across six diverse cultural regions. A lifelong linguaphile, Clifford brings a global perspective to his work and a passion for product innovation that removes boundaries.