Andrew Shewbart, CEO

Founder of multiple successful educational companies.

• Most recently: from $0 to $35M in annual revenue.

• Raised more than $65M in capital.

Awarded “Top 30 Foreign Entrepreneurs in China” in 2019 for contributions to innovation and growth in global markets.

Advisory Council member of the College of Natural Sciences at UT-Austin and the UTeach Advisory Council.

Melinda Lilly Thompson, CPO

Recipient of 14 honors for educational products.

• “Has overseen award-winning edtech programs for diverse learners.”

25+ years as a digital and multimedia leader, including the development of learning programs for Disney and ALO7 that enjoyed exponential growth.

Founder and owner for 10 years of children’s media company.

Products sold by Disney, ALO7 (China), Putnam Publishing, Scholastic Book Clubs, Rourke Publishing, Quarto, LeapFrog, and more.

James Owen, CTO

• Full Stack/Platform Engineer and Coder with 40-years of experience.


• Python, Nodejs, AWS, & other relevant programming languages.


• AI-Gen innovator focused on responsible quantum-level innovations.


• Principal Engineer, Tech Lead, Entrepreneur, and Inventor.


• Holder of 50 patents.

Neil Runde, COO

• 35 Years in high tech product delivery and engineering management.


• 10 Years Operating System Engineer at Apple Computer.


• Multiple patent holding research engineer at Sharp Labs of America and published author in Advance Research in Forecasting Product trajectories.


• Senior Technical Program Manager years at Nike in the Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering division overseeing 40 delivery teams.

Scott M. Thompson, Educational Director

• Special Education Teacher


• 25 years of experience with mild-to-moderate special education expertise


• Has taught in full inclusion and special day class environments.


• Has taught primary school through high school.


• Specialization in Autism Studies.


• Established special education program at LAS International School.

Scott Hooper, Chief Architect

• Engineer, Coder, Architect + Innovator with nearly 40 years experience.


• Scott has worked through the pre-Internet, Mac and Windows, and Cloud eras, where the last stack he built serves over 9 billion requests per month.


• Nearly two decades of pushing boundaries in R+D at Sharp Laboratories and HP Inc.


• Currently focused on AI from both the Practical + Scientific perspectives.


• Principal Engineer, Architect and Principal Architect, Entrepreneur and Strategist.


• Winner of Sharp Laboratories' first Invention of the Year award.

Jerry Fleming, Principal AI Algorithm Designer

• Jerry is a seasoned software engineer based in Greater London, England, United Kingdom. Specializing in cutting-edge technologies such as HTML5, Python, Go, Shell scripting, and kdb, he brings expertise in innovative software development solutions.


• Currently a vice president with Morgan Stanley, Jerry holds an ITIL certification and has demonstrated language proficiency through IELTS testing.


• With over 500 professional connections and 741 followers on LinkedIn, Jerry actively engages in the tech community while contributing to collaborative knowledge-sharing initiatives.