AJ is a technology and engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling products and high-performing teams across the globe, with deep expertise in cloud-native systems and AI/ML infrastructure. He served as VP of Engineering at Khoros (2023–2025) and Lightning AI (2022–2023), following senior leadership roles at Cohesity, Veritas, and Symantec, where he built large-scale data protection and storage platforms. AJ focuses on delivering secure, scalable foundations for AI governance and enterprise reliability.