Zsolt Krajcsik has 25 years of experience in special effects/animation R&D and production, including leadership of a $7 million postproduction studio development, and is a recipient of a Visual Effects Society Award. A lifelong engineer, builder, and tinkerer, he is leading STEMP’s engineering efforts. Originally from Hungary, Zsolt is based in Los Angeles, where he and his wife have a son who was the original inspiration for STEMP.

David J. Whelan is a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience developing and building companies as a strategy consultant, executive recruiter, and marketing and operations executive. He helped launch one of the first consumer-oriented wearables back in 2005, and he has been operating at the intersection of technology, health, and wellness ever since. Dave holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School and a BS from Stanford University.

Barnabas Gero has 15 years of experience in corporate finance, including equity fundraising, M&A, and project finance, including stints at Citibank and Deloitte. He has also nurtured start-up businesses and film projects between his native Hungary and California. Barnabas received an MPhil Management from Columbia University; an MA Sociology from the New School for Social Research and an MA Political Science from Central European University.