Alex Panait brings 15+ years in financial services innovation and auditing, including leading PwC's Financial Services Digital Innovation practice and building SaaS compliance platforms for insurance carriers. Alex understands the unique challenges of deploying AI in environments where explainability, auditability, and regulatory compliance are non-negotiable. A Columbia Engineering AI program graduate and trained auditor with deep expertise in regulated industry transformation, Alex's approach centers on delivering Enterprise Value Generation in highly regulated environments. His work has been featured at IBM Think and InsureTech Connect conferences.

Andrew is a product leader with a background in biomedical engineering and a career focused on translating research and emerging technologies into practical, real-world systems. He holds a PhD in biomedical engineering, completed through an innovation-focused doctoral track at Dartmouth College, and previously co-founded a startup to advance academic research toward applied use, which shapes his approach at the intersection of technical depth, product development, and real-world applicability. As Director of Product at Lazarus AI, Andrew is leading the development of the company’s product vision and long-term system direction, including the forthcoming AIE product line. He works closely with engineering and research leadership to shape how cutting-edge AI capabilities are assembled into coherent, configurable product systems, while championing a disciplined approach to execution, governance, and scalability. His focus is on defining how the product evolves, from early implementations to durable platforms, ensuring innovation is grounded in usability, accountability, and applicability within complex, regulated environments.

Danny Mandel is a veteran engineering leader with over 20 years of experience architecting large-scale systems. During a 17-year tenure at Apple, he was a Lead Engineer for Siri, where he directed the integration of global voice technologies and secured multiple patents in intelligent device arbitration. As CTO of Lazarus AI, Danny leads the engineering strategy for the company’s enterprise AI delivery ecosystems, specializing in the transition of emerging technologies into resilient, high-performance production infrastructure.

Dylan is an accomplished builder and operator with a history of standing up and scaling complex initiatives in both the public and private sectors. As COO of Lazarus AI, he manages corporate governance, compliance, finance, legal, and HR. He previously led go-to-market efforts for the company's Government Civilian business. Before Lazarus AI, Dylan led Public-Private Partnerships at McKinsey & Company, where he drove partnership formation and governance alignment for high-impact initiatives and built a new private equity service line focused on GovTech M&A. At EY, he directed technology partnership initiatives and led enterprise transformation engagements, including overseeing auditing teams on internal controls for a major federal civilian agency. He began his career leading board restructuring, turnarounds, and crisis response for major nonprofits in the DC region.

Eric Hartford is a pioneer in open-source artificial intelligence and cognitive architecture, widely recognized for his work on the "Dolphin" and “Samantha” model series and his advancements in dataset curation and model alignment. As a leading voice in the study of model steerability, Eric specializes in identifying and mitigating artificial constraints within Large Language Models to maximize reasoning capabilities. At Lazarus AI, Eric serves as the Chief Scientist leading research strategy, applying his expertise in model physiology to the critical tasks of restoring integrity to compromised models, architecting autonomous agentic workflows, and defining new standards for multimodal enterprise systems.

Gerard is a distinguished sales leader with over 20 years of experience driving transformation at global tech giants like Cisco, World Wide Technology, and EOS IT Solutions. Throughout his tenure—including high-profile roles such as Area Vice President at Cisco—Gerard has built a reputation for mastering global competitive strategy while maintaining a deep commitment to mentoring diverse talent and empowering the next generation of leaders. Beyond his operational success, he is a sought-after speaker and advisor recognized for his insights on organizational culture, innovation, and strategic growth.

Jon Amadei is Chief Marketing Officer at Lazarus AI, where he leads marketing, brand, and communications. He is a seasoned marketing and product leader with over 15 years of experience across fintech, B2B SaaS, and eCommerce, and has helped scale technology companies from pre-seed through post-IPO stages. Prior to Lazarus AI, Jon held leadership roles at Stylitics, Square, and Wish. Earlier in his career, Jon worked in finance and consulting, including leading U.S. Distributor Due Diligence at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. At Kelmar Associates, he managed audit teams responsible for recovering more than $100 million in Fortune 500 non-compliance remittances to state governments. Jon holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, a JD from New England Law, and a BA in Economics from Colby College.

Justin is the Chief Information Officer at Lazarus AI, overseeing the technical infrastructure, information systems, and cloud strategy. A 20-year veteran of the NSA and Special Operations, he previously served as an Operations Chief orchestrating mission-critical activities for up to 2,000 personnel, and his extensive tenure in the Asia Pacific provides the company with unique cultural and geopolitical fluency. Operating within the Office of the CTO, Justin is a "player-coach" leader who manages the DevSecOps team and contributes technically to translate compliance policies into material security measures alongside the CISO. He holds sole responsibility for the SaaS and infrastructure budgets, ensuring engineering execution aligns with the company’s fiscal objectives and investor requirements.

Kyle serves as the Vice President of Public Sector, where he leads the strategic expansion, execution, and adoption into government markets. A former Navy SEAL, he brings operational leadership and over a decade of experience working with diverse teams on no-fail missions. Prior to his time at Lazarus, Kyle honed his experience in GTM as the Director of Business Operations at a successful SaaS startup. Kyle holds an MBA from Duke University and is currently completing a Master of Science in Quantitative Management, a combination that allows him to apply quantitative strategy to complex go-to-market challenges. His career is defined by an ability to scale mission-critical solutions through a lens of quantitative discipline, team first mentality, and proven leadership.

While supporting the CEO, Shige develops and executes APAC go-to-market strategy. A former startup co-founder and CEO, he brings deep experience across enterprise software, digital transformation, and regional business scaling for U.S. technology companies in Asia Pacific countries.