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Jeff LaPorte

Jeff LaPorte

CTO, founder and engineer focused on AI and systems

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Joined May 2026

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Seasoned engineering leader and CTO: Jeff has repeatedly held senior technical leadership roles (CTO, VP Engineering, Principal) and led engineering and product teams for companies that operate at scale, especially in payments and transaction-heavy systems. jefflaporte+2
Founder and entrepreneur: He has founded and led startups (e.g., Sellbit) and is presented in entrepreneurial profiles, indicating sustained involvement in building companies and early-stage ventures. crunchbase+1
AI/ML practitioner and commentator: Since at least 2016 he has focused on AI development and now writes and advises on turning AI research into practical, production-ready systems for organizations. jefflaporte+1
Security-minded technologist and speaker: Jeff has experience with application security and building security tooling (including a SIEM) and has presented on security topics—recently speaking on AI-powered red team agents—bridging security research and AI-enabled tooling. bsidesvancouver+1

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Writes and publishes the Road to Artificia newsletter about AI and post-AI society. jefflaporte+1