Our Team

Dr. Eric R. Ball

Chairman of the Board

Dr. Eric R. Ball has served as our Chairman of the Board since January 2026. Since February 2025, Dr. Ball has served as the Chairman of Archimedes II. Since 2022, Dr. Ball has served as a Board member and the Audit Chair of SoundHound AI, Inc. Since 2016, Dr. Ball is a Founding General Partner of Impact Venture Capital, a Silicon Valley based venture firm investing in early-stage applied-AI start-up companies. From 2021 until 2022, Dr. Ball served as Chairman of the Board of Archimedes I. From 2015 until 2016, Dr. Ball served as Chief Financial Officer for C3 AI, an enterprise AI software provider. From 2005 to 2015, Dr. Ball served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer for Oracle. Prior to 2005, Dr. Ball served in a variety of finance roles at Flextronics International, Cisco Systems, Avery Dennison, and AT&T. Dr. Ball has served as Chairman of the Board of CapConnect+, a start-up company that is focused on linking corporate bond issuers to their institutional buyers, since 2020. Dr. Ball has also served as an advisor to Kyriba, a private treasury management software provider, since 2017. Dr. Ball served as a board member and Audit Chairman of Glu Mobile Inc., a developer and publisher of mobile games, from 2013 to 2021. Dr. Ball received his Ph.D. in management at the Drucker School of Management – Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Ball received his MBA in finance and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Rochester. Dr. Ball graduated with honors from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Dr. Ball is also the co-author of the book “Unlocking the Ivory Tower”.

Long Long

Chief Executive Officer & Director

Long Long has been our Chief Executive Officer and director since December 2025. Mr. Long was previously our Chief Financial Officer from August 2025 to December 2025. Since June 2024, Mr. Long has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Archimedes II. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Long served as the Chief Financial Officer of Archimedes I. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Long served as Chief Financial Officer of Global SPAC. From 2019 to 2022, Mr. Long served as Chief Financial Officer of Ackrell SPAC. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Long served as Vice President of Twelve Seas Sponsors I LLC, sponsor of Twelve Seas. From 2006 to 2016, Mr. Long worked for IBM in a variety of corporate finance, audit and managerial roles, both within the U.S. and internationally. From 2015 to 2016, Mr. Long served as Finance Controller for IBM China’s Consulting Business Unit and Sales Channels. From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Long served as Strategy and Planning Manager for IBM China and, from January 2012 to December 2012, as a Senior Finance Analyst for IBM China. From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Long served as Internal Auditor for IBM’s Asia Pacific region and, from 2006 to 2009, as a financial analyst for IBM’s worldwide operations. Mr. Long graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration degree, majoring in Finance and a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Ming Chan

Chief Financial Officer

Ming Chan has been our Chief Financial Officer since December 2025. Since February 2025, Ms. Chan has served as the Head of Finance and Operations of Archimedes II. From April 2024 to March 2025, Ms. Chan was a project manager at Zurich Insurance. From 2021 to 2022, Ms. Chan served as the Head of Finance and Operations of Archimedes I, Ackrell SPAC, and Global SPAC. From 2009 to 2021, and previously from 2000 to 2006, Ms. Chan worked for IBM throughout North America, Europe and Asia in Pricing, Internal Audit, Data Analytics, and Finance Transformation. From 2018 to 2021, Ms. Chan also co-founded and managed Hong Kong Community Composting ltd, a first-of-a-kind social enterprise diverting residential food waste from landfill to bioenergy facilities in collaboration with the local government. From 2006 to 2009, Ms. Chan worked as a senior consultant at global business consulting firm Protiviti. From 1998 to 2000, Ms. Chan worked at Xerox in Corporate Finance. From 2017 to 2021, Ms. Chan served as a charity Advisory Board Member at Soap Cycling. Ms. Chan graduated from York University in Toronto, Canada with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration. Mr. Chan is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Ben Landen

Chief Technology Officer

Ben Landen has been our Chief Technology Officer since December 2025. Mr. Landen was previously our Chief Executive Officer and director from August 2025 to December 2025. Since February 2025, Mr. Landen has served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes II. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Landen served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes I. In 2020, Mr. Landen co-founded Superposition Venture Partners, a technology-focused early-stage and pre-IPO investment firm and serves as its Managing Director. From 2021 to October 2025, Mr. Landen served as the Vice President of Business Development for the autonomous vehicle solutions developer, Cyngn Inc., after serving as the Senior Director of Product and Partnership for Cyngn Inc. since 2019. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Landen served as the Head of Product & Business Development at DeepScale, a venture-backed startup that developed AI perception solutions for autonomous vehicles (acquired by Tesla in 2019). Mr. Landen began his career as one of the first automotive business managers of Maxim Integrated, where he spearheaded the fledgling automotive business unit’s growth and ultimately managed a $100 million automotive semiconductor product line.

Daniel L. Sheehan

Director

Daniel L. Sheehan has served as our director since January 2026. Since February 2025, Mr. Sheehan has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Archimedes II. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Sheehan served as the Chief Operating Officer of Archimedes I. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Sheehan served as a director of Ackrell SPAC Partners I Co. Since 1995, Mr. Sheehan has been an attorney licensed in the State of California. Since 2004, Mr. Sheehan has been the founder and managing partner of Silicon Valley Wealth Law, a law firm specializing in estate planning, tax planning, business planning, and special needs planning. Mr. Sheehan has expertise in handling federal and state income tax matters and disputes, in the formation and operation of business entities, and has provided strategic planning and technology enhancement guidance to new business ventures and established companies. Mr. Sheehan has senior management experience with companies in a range of industries, including computer-aided manufacturing, real estate development, health care, mining, and law. Mr. Sheehan has frequently consulted with venture capitalists to review and advise them about investment opportunities. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Sheehan was Chief Executive Officer of North Star Resources, a provider of technology for the extraction and refining of precious and strategic metals. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Sheehan was a partner in the law firm of Davidson, Sheehan & Jewel. Mr. Sheehan graduated from St. Mary’s College of California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management with honors. Mr. Sheehan received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Vishwesh Pai

Director

Vishwesh Pai has served as our director since January 2026. Mr. Pai also serves as a director of Archimedes II. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Pai served as Technology Advisor to Archimedes I. Since March 2025, Mr. Pai has served as Head of Product for Jira Service Management & AI at Atlassian. Since 2022, Mr. Pai has been a Partner at Alphatron Capital, a US-based venture capital firm investing in technology companies in India. From 2021 to 2025, Mr. Pai served as Senior Director of Product Management at ServiceNow for its AI Platform. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Pai was the Head of Product in Amazon for the Amazon Alexa Multimodal Cloud Platform. From 2016 to 2018, Mr. Pai was a Director of Product Management at Samsung. Prior to 2015, Mr. Pai held various software and engineering roles in Infosys Technologies, Qualcomm Inc., and Ayla Networks. Mr. Pai graduated from Visvesvaraya Technological University with a Bachelor of Engineering degree, from North Carolina State University with a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, and from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business with a Master of Business Administration degree.

Brent Callinicos

Special Advisor

Brent Callinicos serves as one of our Special Advisors. Since February 2025, Mr. Callinicos has served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes II. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Callinicos served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes I. Mr. Callinicos is currently an angel investor, active in investing in early-stage technology companies. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Callinicos served as Chief Financial Officer of Uber Technologies Inc. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Callinicos worked at Google Inc., including as Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accountant. From 1992 to 2007, Mr. Callinicos worked at Microsoft Corporation, including as Treasurer, Vice President of Worldwide Licensing and Pricing, and CFO of the Platforms and Services Division. Mr. Callinicos is on the boards of directors of PVH Corp., a fashion and apparel company, and Rubicon Technologies. Mr. Callinicos has a Bachelor of Business Administration and an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Dr. Luc Julia

Special Advisor

Dr. Luc Julia serves as one of our Special Advisors. Since February 2025, Dr. Julia has served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes II. Since 2021, Dr. Julia has served as Chief Scientific Officer of Renault Group. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Julia served as a director of Archimedes I. From 2012 to 2021, Dr. Julia served as the CTO and Senior Vice President of Innovation for Samsung Electronics. From 2011 to 2012, Dr. Julia served as a Director of Siri at Apple and was a co-author of Siri’s core patents. From 2010 to 2011, Dr. Julia served as Chief Technologist at Hewlett-Packard. From 2000 to 2010, Dr. Julia served as the Co-founder and Vice President of R&D of BravoBrava!, a tech incubator focusing on new interfaces for education, multimodal and multimedia products. From 2004 to 2010, Dr. Julia served as the CTO of ORB Networks, a start-up he co-founded that provided digital media streaming solutions for digital home and remote access applications. From 2001 to 2008, Dr. Julia served as the CTO of SpeaK ESL, a company he co-founded which leveraged speech recognition and web technologies to help non-native speakers to practice and improve their English. From 2000 to 2007, Dr. Julia served as the Vice President of R&D of Soliloquy Learning, a company he co-founded which pioneered the Reading Assistant that combines advanced speech recognition technology with science-based interventions to help children strengthen their reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. From 1994 to 2000, Dr. Julia served in several research roles at SRI International, an independent, non-profit research institute, during which time Dr. Julia co-founded Nuance Communications, now a multi-national software corporation focused on speech recognition and artificial intelligence. Dr. Julia received his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris. Dr. Julia graduated from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. Dr. Julia is the recipient of Légion d’Honneur, the highest order of France, Officer of the National Order of Merit, and is a member of France’s National Academy of Technologies. Dr. Julia is also the author of the bestselling book “There is no such thing as Artificial Intelligence” and holds dozens of patents.

Maheedhar Gunturu

Special Advisor

Maheedhar Gunturu serves as one of our Special Advisors. Since February 2025, Mr. Gunturu has served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes II. From 2021 to 2022, Mr. Gunturu served as a Special Advisor to Archimedes I. Mr. Gunturu has extensive Silicon Valley experience in Big Data, AI, IoT, Cyber Security, 5G, and software ecosystems and has led technology scaling and growth across various startups and major enterprises. As a senior leader at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mr. Gunturu led global innovation in cloud and data solutions for complex customer needs, expanding AWS’s market influence. Since 2018, Mr. Gunturu has served as Global Head and Senior Director of Partnership Engineering at ScyllaDB, building strategic alliances to extend ScyllaDB’s reach in enterprise data. Previously, from 2016 to 2018, Mr. Gunturu was Director of Cloud Engineering at SmartThings, leading cloud initiatives that boosted the company’s consumer Internet-of-Things efforts. Previously, Mr. Gunturu had also served in various technical roles at VoltDB, MapR Technologies, Zscaler, and Qualcomm. An active open-source contributor, Mr. Gunturu has supported projects like Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and PyTorch. Mr. Gunturu is also the Founder and CEO of Ittican, a non-profit focused on improving children’s quality of life. Mr. Gunturu holds a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Jack Crawford

Special Advisor

Jack Crawford serves as one of our Special Advisors. Since February 2025, Mr. Crawford has served as a director of Archimedes II. Mr. Crawford is a Founding General Partner of Impact Venture Capital since 2016. Previously, Mr. Crawford was a General Partner at Velocity Venture Capital from 2013 to 2016 where he managed the venture portfolio of Oracle. Prior to 2013, Mr. Crawford was an angel investor in various companies and served as a mentor in a startup accelerator program in partnership with the University of Pacific and, before that, Mr. Crawford was a Certified Public Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCooper. Mr. Crawford has also served as a member of the Board of Cornami, Inc. since 2017 and a member of the Board of TaskHuman, Inc. since 2019. Mr. Crawford also served as a member of the Board of Giga IO, Inc. from 2019 to 2022. Mr. Crawford was the recipient of the Kauffman Fellows Leadership Award upon graduation from the Kauffman Fellows Program in 2013 and he also served as an adjunct professor for multiple MBA programs with the University of Southern California and the University of Pacific through the Kauffman Fellows Program.