Team

Meet the people building the future of legal intelligence

Legal experts, AI engineers and researchers working together to rethink how legal research is done.

Founding Team

Kyriaki Bongard

Co-Founder & CEO

Kyriaki Bongard

Licensed attorney Honorary Member of the Vaud Bar Association. Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Neuchâtel.

Thomas Sèze

Co-Founder & CTO

Thomas Sèze

AI engineer specialising in machine learning, computational neuroscience and large-scale data systems.

Engineering & Delivery team

Gabriele Chiaranz

CFO

Gabriele Chiaranz

Cédric Dinont

VP, Engineering

Cédric Dinont

Valentin Séchaud

Business Development Advisor

Valentin Séchaud

Michelle Wolf

Head of Partnerships

Michelle Wolf

Dmitry Patuk

CMO

Dmitry Patuk

Sammy Davis

Customer Success Manager

Sammy Davis

Jennifer Malka

Account Executive

Jennifer Malka

Jeremy Marchand

Founder's Associate

Jeremy Marchand

Gary Aflalo

Senior Data Engineer

Gary Aflalo

Thomas Hasler

Data/ML Engineer

Thomas Hasler

Antoine Pollet

Full-stack developer

Antoine Pollet

Scientific committee

We work with legal experts to ensure Silex remains grounded in rigorous legal methodology.

Camille Perrier Depeursinge

Camille Perrier Depeursinge

Professor of Criminal Law and Director of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lausanne. Former lawyer and specialist in criminal law and restorative justice.

Anna D. Vladau

Anna D. Vladau

Tax partner specialising in Swiss and international tax structuring for corporations and high-net-worth individuals. Lecturer in Swiss taxation and private law.

Philippe Gillieron

Philippe Gillieron

Professor of law and partner at BMG Avocats in Geneva.
Specialist in AI governance, data privacy and intellectual property.

Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

Daniel Hirschi-Duckert

Registered attorney specialising in spatial planning and public construction law. He advises municipalities, builders, architects, developers and private individuals.

Valentine Schöni

Valentine Schöni

Attorney at law and lay judge at the Tenancy Tribunal of the Canton of Vaud.

Board of Directors & Advisors

Yannick Pfister

Board Director

Yannick Pfister

Venture investor at Spicehaus. Former founder with experience in go-to-market.

Pascal Stürchler

Board Director

Pascal Stürchler

Entrepreneur and venture investor. Co-founder of Bloomhaus Ventures.

Ophir Penso

Administrator

Ophir Penso

Former VP of GTM at monday.com. Expert in indirect sales and AI go-to-market strategy.

Nir Goldstein

Advisor

Nir Goldstein

Partner at Greenfield Partners. Former VP Sales EMEA and APAC at monday.com. Expert in international sales expansion.

Jacques Rayroud

Advisor

Jacques Rayroud

Former Deputy Attorney General of Switzerland. Expert in criminal law, international economic crime and prosecution.

Michel-André Fels

Advisor

Michel-André Fels

Former Attorney General of the Canton of Bern. Expert in prosecution governance and criminal justice.

Sylvain Matthey

Conseiller

Sylvain Matthey

Independent board member, admitted attorney, former Head of Legal and Compliance at private banks

Béatrice Jacot

ADVISOR

Béatrice Jacot

Former UBS Executive Director, board member, investor and advisor to technology and fintech companies.

Zoé Berry

ADVISOR

Zoé Berry

Co-founder of Silex and Swiss tax specialist with experience in finance and legal consulting.

Matthieu Carrel

ADVISOR

Matthieu Carrel

Attorney-at-law and partner at Noël & Associé.e.s in Lausanne.
Lecturer in constitutional law and specialist in public and administrative law.

Dr. Christian H. Hoffmann

ADVISOR

Dr. Christian H. Hoffmann

Entrepreneur Author and speaker with two PhDs in finance and ethics of AI.

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