Pejman (PJ) Makhfi

Pejman is widely recognized as an accomplished visionary and technologist with deep expertise in software engineering, knowledge modeling, process automation, and AI-driven solutions, with a specific focus on navigating early-stage and high-growth environments.

Across both executive and advisory roles, he has a strong track record of helping companies turn technology into scalable business outcomes and establish themselves as leaders in their respective industries.

His experience includes serving as CTO at multiple award-winning companies, including Credit Sesame and Savvion, Director of Venture Development at the Singularity Institute for AI, and Technology and Strategy Advisor at The Enterprise Network (TEN) — a top Silicon Valley incubator hosting more than fifty startups at any given time — where he guided founders and executive teams through the challenges of early-stage development and growth.

His venture development experience spans both sides of M&A — from supporting acquirers in technology due diligence and post-merger integration to guiding companies through acquisition and scaling within larger enterprise environments.

Pejman holds a B.S./M.S. in Computer Science from Dortmund University in Germany and is certified as a PMP and Six Sigma Black Belt. He has authored multiple patents and standards and has published numerous papers, including Heptalysis Venture Management, the NPDI Process, machine learning at scale, and a feature-engineering approach to AI.