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Our mission is to build
the nation's leading federal
AI company while democratizing
government access to artificial intelligence.

HelloGov® is a privately-held Artificial Intelligence (AI) company founded by former Machine Learning (ML) Researchers and Engineers from OpenAI, Tensorflow and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). HelloGov® conducts AI research and product development with the declared intention of democratizing AI for the public sector. Our AI/ML suite simplifies the entire ML journey using a SEUI® (Self-Explanatory User Interface) allowing Non-Data Scientists to rapidly build ML models, from data ingestion to labeling to modeling and deployment – 10x faster with up to 50% reduction in ML total cost of ownership (TCO).

We empower federal agencies with AI enabled products that drive transformation.

Core Beliefs

We believe in a human-centric partnership model between people and AI working together to enhance data preparation, machine learning, and cognitive performance.

The future of federal AI is job augmentation, not job displacement.

We are a H2H (Human to Human) company. We start with the human experience and work back toward the technology.

HelloGov is committed to hiring veterans from the U.S. Armed Forces. Our company values the sacrifice, leadership, and character that our veterans bring to the workforce. Our Metropolis Workforce™ Training program translates the veteran’s elite military service to the data technology sector and helps create the next generation of technologists and leaders. As the military makes up the majority of HelloGov's customer base, we are proud to remain loyal to the men and women who have served and sacrificed. Onward and upward.

Meet the Team

Exceptional achievements demand exceptional individuals, and we firmly believe that our team embodies excellence.

We are a collective of innovative, amiable, and diverse researchers, engineers, and tacticians who derive genuine satisfaction from our work and the collaborative environment we foster. Our team's cohesion, extensive skill set, and multifaceted insights empower us to develop AI solutions that transcend conventional notions and elevate concepts beyond mere brilliance.

Shami Khalili, Partner (Operations)

Thomas Cresine, CTO

Faiyin Li, Chief Data Scientist, Computer Vision

Jerry Kennedy, Partner (Strategic)

Mary Watts, Chief of Staff

AJ Jaghori, Advisor

Paula Brown, Partner (Strategic)

Lori Price, Partner (Strategic)

Dr. Jacob Meyers, Chief Generative AI Officer

Doug MacDonald, Engineering, Data (DoD)

Jessika Sutton, Developer, Data (Civilian)

Thomas Sershon, Engineering, Data (DoD)

Paul Lavandosky, Developer, Data (Civilian)

Charles Chapman, Computer Vision Engineer, MIT

Shing Han, Data Scientist, NLP

Linda Harrison, ML Engineer

Dr. Miles Lamb, ML Researcher

Omar Austin, Deep Learning Engineer

Dr. Anita Hosain, AI Research Scientist, MIT

Cecilia McKnight, AI Solutions Architect, Stanford

Lilian Wang, NLP Engineer

Stephanie Mueller, Partner (AI - Intel)

Lana Tan, AI Strategist, Civilian

Dr. Mya Hahn, ML Researcher, MIT

Edgar Bridges, Sr. ML Researcher, LLM

Aaron Kirk, ML Researcher, LLM

Vera Wilkers, Conversational AI Researcher, Stanford

Ben Zukerman, Language Model Architect, LLM

James Robertson, AI Product Manager, LLM

Gabby Pearce, Partner (LLM)

Team member images brought to life through HelloGov's text-to-image application.

Our Story

In 2016, a remarkable journey began as a visionary startup, pioneered by experts in Generative AI, Computer Vision, and later Large Language Models, who eventually spun off from groundbreaking research projects at Google Tensorflow (2017) and OpenAI (2020). The concept of a "Hello, World!" program, often a simple introduction to programming languages, took on a profound meaning. Commissioned by the Department of Defense, our adept team crafted a minimally viable machine learning application, aptly named "hello_gov.py," as an homage to our inaugural Python script. This endeavor marked the genesis of "HelloGov," now emblematic of our company's evolution. Recognizing the need to transcend proprietary ML solutions tailored for commercial enterprises, our mission solidified: Democratize AI/ML for the public sector. Empowered by the principles of no-code accessibility and non-proprietary innovation, we embarked on constructing a comprehensive suite of ML products that shattered the confines of vendor lock-ins.

Since our inception, we've been privileged to collaborate with distinguished federal agencies, esteemed system integrators, industry allies, and visionary investors. Today, our dynamic team spans three offices, Palo Alto, Cambridge, MA (MIT), and Northern Virginia; comprising a fusion of humility and ambition. Throughout our journey, an unwavering commitment to customers has led us to enrich, secure, and enhance their path from data to intelligence.

Democratizing AI & ML

HelloGov is leading the movement to democratize AI for the federal Government through collaboration with our partners. We believe in open, transparent and secure AI solutions that enable simpler, faster and more cost-effective means for delivering expert data science and AI as a force multiplier for every government enterprise.

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