The people leading Cobalt.

Scott serves as CEO of Cobalt, bringing over a decade of operational leadership and high-stakes legal strategy to the forefront of AI speech technology. Scott has been integral to Cobalt since its founding in 2014, when he established the legal framework for the company's foundational strategic partnerships.

Under his leadership, Cobalt is dedicated to delivering best-in-breed AI tools for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and ultra-accurate, efficient ASR solutions for global speech tech clients. Scott is particularly passionate about expanding AI accessibility, leading initiatives to develop speech technologies for under-resourced African languages in direct collaboration with talented engineering teams across Africa.

Prior to leading Cobalt, Scott built a distinguished legal career as an appellate litigator with the U.S. Department of Justice, a corporate M&A attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and Head of Legal and Compliance for Morgan Stanley's Tokyo operations.

Alok is a senior research scientist at Cobalt. Prior to Cobalt, Alok was a machine learning scientist in Amazon's speech group and worked on language modeling and system development, including error analysis, for the Echo, the Dash, the Fire TV and the Mobile Shopping App. Alok also worked on pronunciation modeling in speech recognition.

Stan is the Chief Scientist at Cobalt and takes a lead role in the technical approach on Cobalt projects. Prior to Cobalt, Stan was a key speech scientist at Amazon, and contributed directly to acoustic modeling on the Echo as well as other Amazon speech projects. He also worked in machine learning applications at Yap, NASA.

Heidi is the Chief Operating Officer at Cobalt, where she oversees daily execution. Prior to joining Cobalt, Heidi was a co-owner of SALT Software, where she spent 15 years building the business structure that led to the partnership with Cobalt. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and has worked in finance and human resources for various companies including American Girl.