Leading Operations for the Future of AI

As Chief Operating Officer of Vast.ai, I am focused on building the operational backbone for one of the world’s leading GPU platforms. My mission is to scale our infrastructure, drive strategic growth, and empower our team to deliver the computational power that fuels the next wave of artificial intelligence.

My journey has been defined by a passion for building at the intersection of technology and emerging markets. It began with co-founding a gaming startup, Gnostic Labs, which provided a foundational education in business management and product vision. This entrepreneurial drive led me to launch a digital marketing agency and later to a key role at Docstoc (acquired by Intuit), where I led a product team in developing customized legal solutions for businesses.

At Intuit, I honed my skills in scaling products for a mass market. As part of the team that launched QuickBooks Self-Employed, I helped grow the product to over 300,000 subscribers, managing a multi-million dollar advertising budget and achieving significant product-market fit. My subsequent role as Head of Product at Orchid deepened my expertise in managing complex, decentralized technologies.

Intuit is an amazing company to work for, a dinosaur tech company that keeps re-inventing itself to stay relevant. I learned a lot about their customer-focused process, even more about corporate leadership and loved managing their seemingly unlimited advertisement budgets. At Intuit, I ended up working on an early stage product called QuickBooks Self-Employed which we helped launch. The product became a big hit as we found product market fit for the budding self-employed market for saving money on their taxes. When I left the approved ad budged for just QuickBooks Self-Employed was $50M and we had over 300,000 paid subscribers.

Today, at Vast.ai, I integrate these diverse experiences—from startup grit and product development to corporate scaling and technology strategy. My focus is on ensuring operational excellence as we advance our mission to democratize access to AI infrastructure and solve complex, real-world problems.