The people

The people behindZom AI.

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

Leadership

Leadership.

Dom Carfagno

01 · Founder, CEO

Dom Carfagno

College 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.

Focus

Vision & Strategy

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Roman Buono

02 · COO

Roman Buono

Yale 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.

Focus

Operations & Growth

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Josh Cureton

03 · CSO

Josh Cureton

Penn 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.

Focus

Product Strategy

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GTM & Advisors

GTM & Advisors.

Malkit Kaur

01 · VP, Marketing & Growth

Malkit Kaur

B2B Marketing Leader | 2025

Mal leads marketing and growth at Zom, building the brand, the demand engine, and the GTM motion that gets the platform in front of the firms it serves best. Award-winning B2B leader with a track record in fintech, CXM, and AI-powered marketing across SaaS organizations that scale.

Focus

Brand, Demand & GTM

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Stephen Gallant, CFA

02 · Strategic Advisor

Stephen Gallant, CFA

CFA Institute

Stephen brings decades of capital-markets experience and CFA discipline to how Zom thinks about portfolio intelligence, risk views, and the working language of the advisory practice. He helps us keep the product honest about what an advisor actually needs in the seat.

Focus

Investments & Practice

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Ben Vecchiarelli

03 · Growth & Strategy

Ben Vecchiarelli

Independent

Ben works across growth, partnerships, and firm operations at Zom, helping translate the platform's capabilities into the language advisors and principals actually speak. Hands-on with prospects, partners, and the daily work of running a small, careful team.

Focus

Growth & Partnerships

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Engineering

Engineering.

Apinan Yogaratnam

01 · Senior AI Engineer + Backend Advisor

Apinan Yogaratnam

University 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.

Focus

Infrastructure & Scale

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Kamal Feracho

02 · UI/UX Engineer

Kamal Feracho

Georgia 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.

Focus

Design & Experience

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Dinesh Yadav

03 · Backend Development Engineer

Dinesh Yadav

Georgia 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.

Focus

Backend & Distributed Systems

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Pranav Donepudi

04 · AI Security & Observability Engineer

Pranav Donepudi

Rice 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.

Focus

Security & Observability

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The Invitation

Want to build with us?We're listening.

Open roles posted soon. Hard problems, careful pace, fiduciary stakes.