As the former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of the Air Force, Jay brings invaluable expertise in defense technology and the development of critical national security systems. Jay’s insights and guidance will play a pivotal role in advancing our mission to deliver cutting-edge capabilities that support the evolving needs of our mission partners. His experience will significantly enhance our efforts to develop VectorField as the next-generation zero-trust, cloud-native platform for processing mission-critical visual data pushing the boundaries of computer vision, AI, and beyond. Jay currently wrapped his deployment with DAF/USAF and is currently the SVP at Clarity tasked with developing next generation offensive cyber capabilities for public sector clients.

Academy award winner and Ziva Dynamics CEO & Co-Founder, James Jacobs is a seasoned visual effects veteran with 25 years of industry experience. After having lead and contributed to teams at numerous VFX and animation studios, including Weta Digital, Digital Domain, Dreamworks, Mr. X and Method Studios, Jacobs embarked on his own journey to empower artists, developers, and creators with the tools to make better virtual characters, in any space. With Ziva's recent sale to Unity, James has now transitioned to focus more on his creative passions opening a new game studio C-53.

Rex has been a creative leader in the animation industry for nearly 30 years across Pixar, DreamWorks, Nimble Collective, and most recently, Amazon after he completed his sale and exit of Nimble to AWS. His passion in creating stories through animation, having directed short films and overseen animation units across several major franchises including Shrek, Madagascar, and Kung Fu Panda, all beginning with animating on Toy Story. We are immensely privileged to have Rex as an advisor both lending his experience from developing Nimble for Amazon and his wealth of creative experience leading animated production.

Irit is a technology enthusiast who loves to outline strategies and approaches to integrate them with other technologies to create value . She holds a PHD in Astrophysics and was the previous EVP R&D of Rafael Advance Defense Systems. She brings a wealth of experience to helping guide our development efforts for mission critical technology solutions leveraging novel technology and science.