Our Teams Members

Pravir Malik

QiQuantum founder

Pravir Malik is a seasoned systems thinker who has developed a comprehensive framework for understanding complex systems, inspired by the interplay of light through mathematical spaces. Articulated across more than 25 books, his work bridges theory
and practice, addressing challenges in strategy, operations, technology, and organizational development. As the founder and technologist of QIQuantum, Pravir integrates quantum dynamics with systems thinking, uncovering novel connections between matter and life through a fractal model that spans cellular, atomic, and
quantum scales. His research explores an orthogonal category of quantum computation, distinct from prevailing industry approaches, and has been widely shared through contributions to Forbes, leadership of the Forbes Technology Council's quantum computing group, and presentations at conferences hosted by IEEE, Springer Nature, and other leading institutions.

Pravir’s career spans leadership roles across diverse sectors, including Senior Director and Head of Organizational Sciences at Zappos.com, Managing Director at BSR, and a founding team member of A.T. Kearney India. He has a PhD from the University of
Pretoria, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Florida, an MM from the Northwestern University, and a BSE in Computer Engineering from the Case Western Reserve University. A global citizen who has lived and worked across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the USA, Pravir thrives on engaging with the breadth and depth of life.


Randall Roth

Daphistian Labs co-founder

Randall Roth has two decades of experience in the spheres of investment management, financial services, and angel investing. He has worked for Renaissance Capital Corporation, American Express, MasterCard, and Point72 Asset Management.

As a buy-side equity research analyst and investment strategist focused on the new equity issues market, Randall has reviewed, invested in, and advised clients on more than 500 IPOs that came to market over nearly a decade, with a particular concentration on emerging wireless technologies. His observations and insights have been featured in the financial news media and general news outlets from the Wall Street Journal to the New York Times.

Within the payments industry, Randall’s work encompassed product strategy and business case development tied to creating new affinity products, the assessment of new market opportunities, and the incorporation of emerging technologies and access options to products tailored to consumers and merchant partners.

At Point72, Randall worked on issues related to controls, operational risk management, counterparty relationships, and trading of interest rate, credit, futures, and currency derivatives. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan, an MS from Northwestern University in Predictive Analytics, and an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Phillip G. Bradford

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE

Phil is a computer scientist with extensive experience in
academia and industry. Phil brings academic and commercial
domain expertise in cybersecurity with a particular emphasis
on encryption and system design and testing, software and
system development, simulation and modeling, cloud system
design and development, mobile systems design and
development, and embedded systems and the Internet-of-
Things. Currently, Phil is the director of the computer
science program at the University of Connecticut, Stamford.
Phil was a post-doctoral fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute für
Informatik, he earned his PhD at Indiana University, an MS
form the University of Kansas, and a BA from Rutgers
University. He was on the faculty at Rutgers Business School
and the University of Alabama School of Engineering. He has
worked for General Electric, BlackRock, Reuters Analytics,
founded a firm and consults and works with a number of early
stage firms.