Nand Mulchandani serves as a Defense Advisor on the Advisory Board of Skylark Labs. He is the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), where he was responsible for driving technology strategy and innovation across the intelligence community. His deep expertise in national security technology and intelligence operations brings invaluable strategic guidance to Skylark Labs' defense and intelligence initiatives.
Prior to his role at the CIA, Mulchandani served as the first Chief Technology Officer of the Department of Defense's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), where he led the Pentagon's efforts to accelerate AI adoption across the U.S. military. A seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneur, he has founded and led multiple successful technology startups, bringing decades of experience bridging the gap between cutting-edge commercial technology and government applications.
At Skylark Labs, Mulchandani provides strategic counsel on defense technology adoption, intelligence community engagement, and the deployment of autonomous AI systems for national security applications. His unique combination of intelligence community leadership and technology entrepreneurship makes him an essential advisor to the company's mission of building embodied superintelligence for defense and security.
