Leadership
Scientific research, enterprise software, electronic markets, and mission-critical experience, brought together to advance coherent intelligence.
Executive Team
Jerry Zhang
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer
Research leader with more than 40 years developing the foundations of machine intelligence, symbolic reasoning, and universal language understanding. Holds patents underlying AGI’s core technology and serves as President of AGI Labs, connecting foundational research with the company’s approach to deterministic, coherence-first intelligence.
Kurt Bonatz
Co-Founder & President
Entrepreneur, investor, and former CPA with experience at Deloitte and Arthur Andersen. Founded a finance, accounting, and technology staffing business acquired by GTCR, then helped grow it beyond $130 million in revenue. Has built, invested in, and exited businesses across technology, manufacturing, and services.
Daniel Coleman
Chief Executive Officer
Capital markets executive with more than three decades leading electronic trading and global financial businesses. Former CEO of GETCO and KCG Holdings and Global Head of Equities at UBS. Previously served on the boards of Nasdaq, the Options Clearing Corporation, and Boston Options Exchange.
Nick Ogurtsov
Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer
Operator, investor, and strategist with nearly three decades across electronic trading, fintech, and venture capital. Former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of KCG Holdings and Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank. Previously served on DTCC’s board, bringing experience in market infrastructure and governance.
Deb Gordon-Gill
Chief Growth Officer
Enterprise technology leader with more than 25 years across sales, customer strategy, and transformation in regulated industries. Held leadership roles at Red Hat and IBM, helping major organizations adopt complex technology, modernize mission-critical operations, and connect enterprise technology investments with practical business priorities.
Jonathan Ross
Chief Technology Officer
Technology leader specializing in electronic markets, trading infrastructure, and complex platform integration. Former CTO of Nasdaq, INET, GETCO, and KCG Holdings. Led the technology integration of GETCO and Knight Capital, bringing experience in the architecture, reliability, and modernization of systems operating at market scale.
Lars Herrmann
Chief Product Officer
Enterprise software executive with more than 25 years across product strategy, open source, and partner ecosystems. At Red Hat, helped shape Enterprise Linux and OpenShift adoption. At MongoDB, modernized global partner programs for Atlas and AI, connecting product roadmaps with customer adoption and growth.
Salem Elrahal
Chief Architect
Enterprise architect with more than two decades building and operating resilient services using open-source software. Previously served as Chief Architect at Red Hat, with experience spanning Kubernetes, microservices, continuous delivery, and cloud-native platforms. Brings practical architecture and implementation expertise to complex enterprise technology environments.
Aaron Poynton
Chief Revenue Officer
Technology entrepreneur and executive with more than 25 years across sales, strategy, and mission-critical markets. Executive Director of the American Society for AI and a global sales leader at a Fortune 500 company. Brings experience building ventures, leading global sales organizations, and developing partnerships across enterprise and government.
General Eric Wesley
VP, Government Affairs
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General with 34 years of military service. Former Deputy Commanding General of Army Futures Command and Director of the Futures and Concepts Center. Helped shape Multi-Domain Operations and Army modernization, bringing experience in national security strategy, force development, and defense innovation.
Chris Esworthy
Head of AGI Labs
Sales and technology entrepreneur with 30 years building startups and new enterprise businesses. Founded four ventures with three successful exits. Previously led data center sales at Wipro/Infocrossing and a U.S. ERP consulting practice, combining enterprise technology experience with business development and operational leadership.
Yamini Bhat
Chief of Staff
Strategic systems leader and nonprofit founder with a background in economic and workforce development, talent strategy, and building high-impact organizations that turn ambitious visions into measurable results. She brings a systems perspective to aligning people, priorities, and execution through disciplined planning and collaboration.
Advisors
H.R. McMaster
Board Member and Advisor
Former U.S. National Security Advisor and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General with 34 years of military service. Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.
Jim Whitehurst
Advisor
Former President of IBM and President and CEO of Red Hat, which he led through its $34 billion acquisition by IBM. Senior Partner at Silver Lake and Chairman of Qualtrics and Unity.
Jennifer Rochlis, PhD
Advisor
Former NASA division chief with 20 years of leadership in human spaceflight and engineering. President and CEO of Advancing Frontiers and former Vice President for Products and Chief of Solution Architecture at Teledyne FLIR.
Lauren Selig
Advisor
Investor, entrepreneur and XPRIZE board member backing companies across artificial intelligence, space and biotechnology. Founder of Shake and Bake Productions, with producing credits including Academy Award-winning films Hacksaw Ridge and Rocketman.
Bob Campbell
Advisor
Former Deloitte Vice Chairman and U.S. Public Sector Leader with 39 years at the firm. Helped establish Deloitte’s federal consulting practice and founded Campbell Global Services, advising corporate and government leaders.
Tom Lutz
Advisor
Vice Chairman of Boston Consulting Group’s Consumer practice and global leader of its Private Equity Portfolio Value Accelerator. Previously led BCG’s global Consumer practice and North American private equity practice.
Lauren Friedman Stat
Advisor
Palantir board member and former Accenture Managing Director with deep expertise in healthcare and technology. Spent 15 years advising Fortune 100 companies and leading global operations, business growth and enterprise transformation.
Deborah Sills
Advisor
Former Deloitte U.S. board member and global leader of its Government and Public Services consulting practice. Previously served as Deloitte Consulting’s Chief Risk Officer, bringing extensive experience in technology transformation and corporate governance.
Rebecca Messina
Advisor
Former Global Chief Marketing Officer of Uber and Beam Suntory and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Innovation at Coca-Cola. Senior Advisor at McKinsey, helping leading businesses build brands and accelerate growth.
Louise Blais
Advisor
Former Canadian Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and former Consul General in Atlanta. Served as Vice President of UNICEF’s Executive Board, bringing extensive diplomatic and international affairs experience.
Sean Menke
Advisor
Former Chairman and CEO of Sabre and former CEO of Frontier Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines. JetBlue board member with decades of leadership across global travel technology, airline operations and commercial strategy.
Amyn Jan
Advisor
Former Chief AI Architect within the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, with two decades in national security and defense. Founder of AJ Emtech, specializing in enterprise AI strategy, architecture and governance.
Ben Golub
Advisor
Former CEO of Docker, Gluster and Plaxo, with a track record of scaling pioneering software businesses. Led Docker’s expansion into a global enterprise platform serving hundreds of major corporations.
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