Simeon Bochev is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Compute Exchange, a Seed-stage fully funded Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure startup based in the Bay Area, CA. His mission is to build the most trusted, transparent and efficient exchange for compute in the world. He is excited to accelerate the development of the AI ecosystem by removing infrastructure friction, facilitating democratized compute availability and financial risk management – critical to distributing the benefits of AI to all of humankind. Simeon is also currently advising dozens of CEOs and businesses, including many in the Fortune 100; and sits on several private boards, including the Pride (LGBTQ) Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Simeon also regularly consults governments on tech, AI and business policy, including US Presidential campaigns and administrations, EU member states, and the Japanese government.  

 

Simeon is a seasoned global tech leader, board member, entrepreneur, & investor with extensive operations, strategy & engineering expertise in Big Tech, in rapidly growing pre-seed to pre-IPO startups, and in large corporates. Simeon has significant leadership experience in multinational environments, having lived and held executive positions across North America, EMEIA and APAC. Simeon brings deep AI expertise with a global lens. He has multi-billion dollar P&L experience and his deliverables have impacted over 1 billion customers across the world.

 

Prior to launching his new venture, Simeon was the VP of Strategy at Lambda, a unicorn AI startup building the world’s best GPU cloud for AI. Before moving to Lambda, Simeon was the Head of Product, Strategy and Operations for the AI Infrastructure and Platform at Apple. His team’s work impacted hundreds of millions of Apple customers daily. Prior to his Apple journey, Simeon started his own successful AI company in Japan after serving as the President of QuantCo in the APAC region. Simeon started his career as an electrical computer engineer (ECE) working in the national security domain in the US.

 

Simeon has an MBA (with Distinction) from Harvard Business School and an MS in Finance & BS in ECE (High Honors) from The University of Texas at Austin.