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Deon Nicholas
Co-founder, President & Executive Chairman
Deon Nicholas is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Forethought, the leading agentic AI platform for customer experience. Previously, he built products at Facebook, Palantir, Dropbox, and Pure Storage, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30. He holds patents in machine learning and has competed at the global level in programming.
WHAT HE STANDS FOR
“I believe great technology should feel invisible — it should work in the background to make life easier, so people can spend more time on work that truly matters.”
About
Deon is the founder of Forethought. Previously, Deon built products and infrastructure at Facebook, Palantir, Dropbox, and Pure Storage. He has ML publications and infrastructure patents, was a World Finalist at the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, and was named to Forbes 30 under 30. Originally from Canada, Deon enjoys spending time with his wife and children, playing basketball and reading as many books as he can get his hands on.
