I grew up in the Republic of Georgia — a country that, at the time, struggled with poverty, corruption, frequent electricity shortages, high crime rates, and underdeveloped education and healthcare systems. From an early age, I wanted to help eradicate poverty and improve people’s access to basic necessities.

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To make a real impact, I knew I needed the best education possible. That pursuit took me to Harvard College, where I became the first male undergraduate from Georgia to attend. At Harvard, I immersed myself in economics, philosophy, entrepreneurship, and technology, eventually majoring in Economics and interning at Bridgewater Associates — the world’s largest hedge fund.

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While I admired the analytical rigor of investing, I discovered my true passion lay in building technology. After taking a computer science course my senior year, I became fascinated by artificial intelligence and founded Palatine Analytics — an AI-powered employee performance analytics platform that went on to win multiple awards.

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While building Palatine, we realized a major gap in the AI ecosystem: AI systems weren’t connected. They didn’t learn from or share data with one another. To solve that, I co-founded GenesisAI — a global AI marketplace that enables AI systems to communicate, exchange data, and trade services.

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Nearly ten years later, I remain deeply convinced that AI is the most transformative technology humanity has ever created — and I’m grateful to have an opportunity to work on it.