I made my first sale at 10 and never stopped loving the craft of building. I’m a proud nerd - my people are nerds who ship real-world change. After MIT research on tech innovation for workplace wellbeing, I left Private Equity to start Avenir AI. In PE and IB, and through the early fintech revolution, I saw software rewire finance. My take is that legacy industries deserve the same overhaul - healthcare first. Also, I’m a gym rat with a 590 lb x 12 hack squat PR, I find my peace with kitesurfing and wakeboarding :)

Hi, I'm Ari, co-founder of Avenir AI (AI agents for HR/Benefits). I graduated MIT (Bachelor's and Master's), where I studied Computer Science and Cognitive Science. I previously built B2B AI products at Apple and Microsoft, including AI Experiences where Copilot was born. I researched in ML for Healthcare for 3 years at MIT's top AI labs: CSAIL and the Media Lab.