Leadership

Brandon has over 15 years of experience in Information Technology and software/hardware support. Brandon is a specialist in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technology. He studied Marketing and Merchandising Management at Michigan State University. Prior to Aphid, Brandon was a Senior Technology Advisor with Apple. Commonly known as "Machine Man", Brandon has been featured on Forbes, CBS, NBC, and more.

Shashank Pandya is an entrepreneur and technologist who has co-founded multiple early-stage startups and served as CTO, raising substantial funding. With dual masters and two patents, he specializes in distributed systems, AI, computer vision, and machine learning. Shashank builds high-performing teams that deliver innovative solutions for startups and enterprises through rapid prototyping and digital transformation.

Charles holds an Economics degree from Princeton University and was a Riordan Fellow MBA at UCLA Anderson. He has deep operations experience, implementing policies and streamlining operations for businesses ranging from tech startups to Fortune 100 companies enabling them to grow at a rapid pace. In his most recent role, Charles led a business transformation for an ad tech company enabling them to develop the infrastructure to onboard several noteworthy clients such as Facebook, Uber, and Tesla. 

Sofia holds a degree in Biochemistry from Loyola Marymount University and holds graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Finance (MBA) from Pepperdine University. Sofia is an accomplished finance officer, with a comprehensive background in leading complex healthcare and technology projects and strategic financial management. Sofia excels in financial modeling and cost analysis to drive informed decision-making and fiscal prudence.

Shri is a co-founder of Aphid. Shri is primarily responsible for overseeing the growth of the Aphid ecosystem by facilitating strategic partnerships with enterprise companies and onboarding developers. He was previously with Krossover Inc, a NY based sports analytics company, before their acquisition, as part of the Head of Operations in India, where he helped scale the company from a team of 20 to over 250, and implemented policies and procedures for streamlining operations required for rapid growth. Shri holds a B.A. in Finance and an M.S. in Accounting from Michigan State University. 

Evan is a blockchain architect and machine learning engineer. He graduated with a degree in Mathematics at SUNY Binghamton in 2012. Prior to joining Aphid, he worked as Blockchain Architect at EcoVerse, leading their developer team and building their wallet-less NFT marketplace for fan collectibles. 

Mike oversees Aphid’s Enterprise platform and infrastructure, addressing continuous improvement of SAAS products, ML models, IoT, and business metrics while executing technical management of engineers to ensure Aphid’s architecture is well maintained. Mike has over 7 years of enterprise experience in management, software development, IoT, machine learning, python, networking, workflow automation, and IT. He has earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Cal State Northridge.

A graduate from Arizona State University, Aditya Parikh is an MBA/ MSBA data driven professional with 3+ years of successful executive management and technical project management experience. Aditya has been an integral part in the development of 2 fast paced growth startups within the Aviation and ecommerce sectors building system processes and strategic planning initiatives which led to the procurement of large accounts including American Airlines and SpaceX.

Argishti earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from California State University, Northridge where he focused on graphic and UX/UI design. With a demonstrated history of working in visual communications and UX/UI, Argishti wants to help design a more user-focused future. Argishti is also an award-winning artist in the LA area and specializes in Murals, Pop Art, and Abstract Art.

Marcus holds a BA in Mass Communications from Paine College and MFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University. 

Kenneth is a widely sought-after executive with global banking and capital markets experience – achieving results in venture capital, digital transformation, big data, innovation, and technology and risk management. He advises large multinationals and mid-level capital firms and executives in executing multi-billion (USD) business development and institutional partnerships agreements in Asia, Europe, North American.

Amit is a serial entrepreneur with 14 years of professional experience in business strategy & product management. He has been in the blockchain and crypto space for 8+ years. During this time not only has he co-founded 3 projects building on use cases in payments, healthcare, DeFi, RWA, supply chain on multiple blockchains but he has also contributed to product & ecosystem strategy for numerous Web3 projects such as Polkadot, Kusama, among others.