Meet Our Core Senior Team
Daniel Esbensen, Chief Technology Officer
With over 40 years of tech leadership, I�m known as the "Father of Network Intrusion Detection Systems," foundational to the FBI�s Carnivore system. I�ve developed patented solutions (e.g., US 5,796,942) used by the FBI, CIA, and NSA, and consulted for Citicorp, Boeing, and the U.S. Office of the President, specializing in scalable cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance.
Steve Omohundro, AI Research Lead
A PhD from UC Berkeley and Stanford alum, I recently earned the Lifetime Achievement Award in AI from the Future of Life Institute. As founder of Beneficial AI Research and ex-Meta scientist, I�ve pioneered ethical AI and machine learning, co-authoring �Provably Safe Systems� to ensure AI safety�vital for cybersecurity and governance.
Michael Likosky, Strategic Advisor
Holding an Oxford Law doctorate, I�ve structured innovative deals for META, Google, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity, advised Governors Newsom and Cuomo, and chaired California�s Infrastructure Bank modernization. With professorships at SOAS and Columbia Law, I bring global insight from the OECD and Clinton Global Initiative.