Simeon Bochev

Simeon Bochev is an expert in AI infrastructure and strategy, currently serving as Co-Founder and CEO of Compute Exchange, an AI infrastructure startup aimed at democratizing access to compute. His work focuses on transforming GPUs into a tradeable commodity to bring transparency, fair pricing, and efficiency to the compute market, addressing artificial scarcity and bottlenecks in AI development. milkeninstitute+3

With significant leadership experience across North America, EMEIA, and APAC, Simeon has held executive positions at major tech companies, including Head of AI/ML Strategy and Operations at Apple (where he led AI infrastructure strategy and observed the demands of large-scale AI products like Siri) and VP of Strategy at Lambda, a unicorn AI startup. milkeninstitute+2

Simeon is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Jinch, an AI company in Japan, and is actively involved in the venture capital space as an Industry AI Technical Expert at MPower Partners, advising startups globally. He also consults governments on tech, AI, and business policy. milkeninstitute+2

Educated at top institutions, Simeon holds an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School, an MS in Finance, and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering (High Honors) from The University of Texas at Austin, where he focused on computer architecture and embedded systems. milkeninstitute+2

He has a background in national security tech, having started his career as an electrical computer engineer working at Sandia National Laboratories, where he was exposed to early statistical models and AI. milkeninstitute+2