Meet the Team

The People Behind
Zom AI

Product builders, data engineers, and operators focused on giving independent advisors the capacity of much larger firms.

Dom Carfagno profile
Vision & Strategy
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Dom Carfagno

Founder, CEOCollege of Charleston

Dom founded Zom to give independent advisors the same institutional-grade tools and intelligence that large firms have. With a background in finance and technology, he's focused on building products that save time and elevate client relationships.

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Roman Buono profile
Operations & Growth
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Roman Buono

COOYale University

Roman oversees operations and strategy at Zom, ensuring we deliver on our promise of institutional-quality tools for independent advisors. His experience in scaling operations helps us maintain quality as we grow.

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Josh Cureton profile
Product Strategy
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Josh Cureton

CSOPenn State University

Josh handles strategy and operations, working to align our product development with advisor needs. His insights help shape Zom's roadmap and ensure we're building what advisors actually need.

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Apinan Yogaratnam profile
Infrastructure & Scale
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Apinan Yogaratnam

Senior AI Engineer + Backend AdvisorUniversity of Toronto

Api combines AI engineering with backend architecture expertise to build robust, scalable systems. He ensures Zom's infrastructure can handle the demands of real-time market data and AI processing.

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Kamal Feracho profile
Design & Experience
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Kamal Feracho

UI/UX EngineerGeorgia Tech

Kamal designs and builds the interfaces that make Zom intuitive and powerful. With a focus on user experience and visual design, he ensures every interaction feels polished and professional.

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Dinesh Yadav profile
Backend & Distributed Systems
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Dinesh Yadav

Backend Development EngineerGeorgia Tech (MSCS, Computing Systems)

Dinesh comes from Johnson Controls, where he built distributed backend systems using microservices, Kafka, and Elasticsearch. He brings 4+ years of experience in scalable distributed systems, SaaS, and backend development with Python, Java, Spring Boot, and is completing his MSCS in Computing Systems at Georgia Tech.

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Pranav Donepudi profile
Security & Observability
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Pranav Donepudi

AI Security & Observability EngineerRice University (MSCS)

Pranav is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner focused on strengthening security and observability across the platform. He has built production AI systems at scale, including an AI-powered recruitment chatbot with OpenAI GPT-4 and AWS, and brings experience in secure RESTful APIs, microservices, and enterprise React and Angular applications.

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