Manoj SaxenaFounder

United States - Austin, Texas

I like building things, going fast, and helping brilliant people build great companies. I also like making markets around responsible and safe pairing of human+machine intelligence. I am passionate about racing cars and about inspiring our youth to pursue STEAM careers.

Currently Founder and Chairman, Trustwise and investor in Generative AI. Founder of Responsible AI Institute a seven year old non profit driving adoption of responsible AI through independent AI Conformity Assessments and Certification.

Recently served as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio and retired after six years.

Led IBM Watson Software Division as its first General Manager (2011-14) and helped with the formation of Watson Business Group in January 2014 with a $1B investment from IBM. Left IBM to create a successful AI VC fund in 2014 which later attracted investments from IBM and USAA.

Former CEO and founder of two successful venture funded software start ups which were acquired by IBM (2006) and by CommerceOne (2001).

Past Boards: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, London Stock Exchange, SparkCognition, United Way, LifeWorks, Any Baby Can, Austin Tech Council.

Holder of 34 software patents in AI/Web Services.

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Amateur Endurance and Track Racer:
Auto racing enthusiast with passion for track, endurance and rally racing. Have raced Formula 1 cars, Radicals, Porsche GT3 RS, Formula Renault.

Completed:
-- 19-day Trans-America race in '07 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2014)
-- 24-day Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand-Burma race in '72 Datsun 240z (2015)
-- 10-day Madrid to Marrakesh endurance rally race in '72 Datsun 240z (2016)
-- 28 day endurance race across S. Africa-Namibia-Botswana-Zimbabwe in 1932 Alvis Speed 20

>> Underway: A three stage, 15,200 km expedition from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. Completed the first leg of 7,200km in late 2022. Next up: Austin, Texas to Quito, Ecuador.

For details and pics visit: http://www.saxenaracing.com