Summary
Kostas Hatalis is a founder and AI strategist with 11 years of experience translating generative AI research into production-grade, privacy-conscious systems for mid-size enterprises. As Founding Partner at Convex AI Partners and former CEO of GoCharlie, he has shipped full AI stacks—LLMs, RAG, and agent frameworks—while building partnerships with NVIDIA, AWS, Intel, and research labs. His background spans deep learning research, probabilistic forecasting, and multimodal/agentic models from a Lehigh PhD, enabling him to bridge academic rigor with pragmatic engineering. He advises organizations on AI governance, workforce enablement, and high-throughput architectures that avoid engineering bloat. Notably, his work includes published research on applying LLMs to marketing and micro-LLM studies with industry partners, reflecting a rare blend of product leadership and hands-on scientific contributions.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical Engineering Deep Learning, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical Engineering Deep Learning at Lehigh University
Greek, English