Reza Bundy
Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman
Reza conceived Atlas as a public policy initiative in 2016. Prior to Atlas, he founded IronPlanet, the leading online marketplace for used capital goods, which sold to Ritchie Bros for $758 million. His career across emerging-market infrastructure, technology, and finance brings deep expertise in geopolitics, risk management, and global development.
Dr. Nouriel Roubini
Co-Founder & Chief Economist
Nouriel is one of the world’s foremost macroeconomic thinkers, widely known for anticipating the 2008 financial crisis. He served as the White House’s senior economist for international affairs and as senior advisor to the U.S. Treasury. A former professor at NYU Stern and Yale, he holds a doctorate in economics from Harvard.
Ali Bashiri, PhD
Chief Science Officer & Head of Data-Driven Investment Research
Ali leads science and technology at Atlas, where he is building the firm into an agentic investment platform. Over 15+ years at the intersection of AI and investing, he was a founding member of CPP Investments’ Alpha Generation Lab and Data-Driven Investing team. He holds a PhD in engineering from the University of Toronto and is a CFA charterholder.
Ali Akhtari
AI Engineer
Ali is an AI Engineer at Atlas Capital Team, where he builds machine learning systems and data infrastructure for the firm’s quantitative platform and leads its DeFi and on-chain initiatives. He previously worked on Tether’s Wallet Development Kit, was a quantitative analyst at Agron Capital, and an engineering analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset and Wealth Management.
Puneet Agarwal
Chief Investment Strategy Officer
Puneet leads quantitative asset allocation, machine learning, and digitization at Atlas, and sits on the Investment Committee. As former Co-Head of Quantitative Analytics in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division in New York, he applied deep expertise in derivatives, risk management, and data-driven strategy to build the Atlas Portfolio Strategy.
Carlo Zola
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Real Estate
Carlo brings over 19 years of investment experience, including 14 years at Capital Group managing global and income mandates across Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, and London. An early crypto investor, he co-founded Paladin Trust and Percival Ventures before joining Atlas full time in 2021.
Ayinde Eustache
Operations Analyst
Ayinde is the Operations Analyst for Atlas Capital Team, responsible for streamlining investor relations, implementing goal-oriented strategies across projects, and presenting detailed reports to support his findings. He completed the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program at SUNY Oswego and graduated with a degree in Operations Management and Information Systems.
Alex Chehade
Senior Advisor
Alex led the world’s largest crypto exchange expansion in the Middle East, based and regulated in the UAE. A fintech leader with 20 years in global finance, including 7 in crypto, he has a proven record launching regulated exchanges, managing cross-border teams, and driving growth in high-stakes environments.
Terence Culver
Board of Directors
Terry has 20+ years of experience in emerging markets, technology, and enterprise development. He has been an investor and founder active in the blockchain and virtual-asset ecosystem and the fintech sector. Previously he was a policy advisor on economic growth and technology innovation with emerging-market governments and academic institutions.
David Gibson-Moore
Board of Directors
David is based in Dubai, with a 30-year career in banking, corporate finance, investment banking, and asset management across the GCC, specializing in private equity and digital banking since 2000. He is Vice Chairman of Apolonia Capital, Chairman of Renaissance Fund Management, Director of OKX Middle East Fintech FZE, and President and CEO of Gulf Analytica Dubai.