Chief AI Officer, Head of AI Science and Clinical Intelligence 

Dr. Muhammad Ahmad is an accomplished AI researcher and applied AI leader with over 15 years of experience building, validating, and deploying artificial intelligence and machine-learning systems at scale. His work sits at the intersection of advanced AI, behavioral modeling, and real-world healthcare deployment, with a focus on creating responsible, trustworthy, and human-centered AI systems.

He is Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Washington Bothell and an Affiliate with the University of Washington’s Responsible AI Systems and Experiences initiative. His prior appointments include the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Cognitive Science and Minnesota Population Center, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Dr. Ahmad has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in artificial intelligence and machine learning, with research spanning behavioral and personality modeling at scale, algorithmic nudging, and the design of AI systems that operate safely and effectively in regulated environments. He has also served as a panelist at the United Nations, contributing to global discussions on AI governance, ethics, and societal impact.

He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, where his doctoral research focused on large-scale behavioral modeling. In addition to his academic and professional work, Dr. Ahmad is the creator of GrandpaBot, a decade-long AI project that reconstructs his father’s personality through machine learning. The project has received national and international media coverage and is widely cited as a meaningful example of how AI can preserve human memory, identity, and connection.

At iTonic, Dr. Ahmad leads the development of core AI intelligence, including clinical and behavioral modeling, responsible AI architecture, and the systems that power the company’s Home Health AI platform.

IP General Counsel

Haris Zaheer Bajwa is an IP General Counsel and Principal of Bajwa IP, where he helps startups and academic innovators transform cutting-edge ideas into protected intellectual property assets that drive growth, investment readiness, and long-term enterprise value. With more than 17 years of experience in US and international IP law, Bajwa works closely with venture-backed startups, academic founders, and emerging technology companies from first filing through scale and exit. His practice spans patent and trademark strategy, global portfolio development, and the structuring of IP for venture diligence, licensing, and acquisition.

Bajwa has supported founders and teams affiliated with Y Combinator, Stanford University, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan, as well as academic inventors commercializing research across AI, MedTech, diagnostics, and blockchain. Within the past year alone, several of his clients have collectively raised tens of millions of dollars in venture funding, including a company that closed a $50M+ round in Q3 2025 after aligning its IP portfolio with product and brand strategy.

Bajwa also recently oversaw intellectual property strategy related to Rain, a stablecoin infrastructure company valued at $1.95 billion in its latest fundraising round.

He is currently building the intellectual property portfolio for iTonic Health, supporting the development of its home-health AI platform through defensible patents, trademarks, and long-term platform architecture.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and holds a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law.