Michael Bommarito
CEO
mike@273ventures.com
Mike is a serial entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience in the financial, legal, and technology industries. He co-authored "Agentic AI in Law and Finance" and co-founded the ALEA Institute for open-source AI research. He has worked with the world's largest banks, governments, law firms, asset managers, and technology companies.
Mike previously co-founded and successfully exited LexPredict, a legal A.I. company, and thereafter served as Vice President of Data Products at the acquirer, Elevate, an FT Award Winning Law Company. He is among the first cohort of certified AI auditors.
His research has been published in scientific journals, law reviews, and mainstream media, including Science, Physica A, and the New York Times. He holds an M.S.E in Financial Engineering, M.A. in Political Science, and B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Daniel Katz
CSO
dan@273ventures.com
Dan is a scientist, technologist, and entrepreneur. He co-authored "Agentic AI in Law and Finance" and co-founded the ALEA Institute. His expertise spans applied legal technology, artificial intelligence, and NLP in the legal domain. He has advised the world's largest and most innovative law firms, legal departments, and governments.
Dan previously co-founded and successfully exited LexPredict, a legal A.I. company, and thereafter served as Vice President of Data Science & Innovation at the acquirer, Elevate. Dan is also a Professor of Law at the Illinois Tech - Chicago Kent College of Law and Director of Center for Legal Technology & Data Science at Bucerius Law School.
His research has been published in scientific journals, law reviews, and mainstream media, including Science, Proceedings of the ACL, Journal of Statistical Physics, the New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, American Lawyer and ABA Journal. He holds a Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Jillian Bommarito
Chief Risk Officer
jill@273ventures.com
Jillian is an advisor and investor with nearly 15 years of experience in diligence, compliance, and risk management across a variety of highly-regulated industries. She co-authored "Agentic AI in Law and Finance" and co-founded the ALEA Institute. Her experience covers a broad range of maturity stages, from risk services for startups to strategic tax consulting for Fortune 50 companies.
Jillian previously co-founded and successfully exited LexPredict, a legal A.I. company. She also co-founded Telly, a privacy-focused open source telemetry platform, and licens.io, an information security and compliance data company, which she leads as CEO. She holds both CIPP/US and CIPP/E certifications.
Jillian's research and writing have been published in numerous outlets including law reviews, textbooks, and mainstream media. She earned her Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and maintains a CPA license in the State of Michigan.
Jessica Katz
VP of Training
jessica@273ventures.com
Jessica Mefford Katz is the Vice President of Training at 273 Ventures. Jessica holds a Ph.D. in Analytic Philosophy and applies the formal logic and rigorous frameworks of the field to technology and data science.
This pedagogy guides her training style: she focuses on enabling working professionals to develop more robust methods of analysis and fostering a commitment to clarity and transparency to improve the efficiency and quality of their work. She leads the design and delivery of 273 Ventures' AI training programs for legal professionals and technology teams.
Jessica was an equity holder and member of the LexPredict team prior to its successful sale. During this time she worked with clients such as large law firms and the corporate legal departments of various Fortune 500 companies (including financial institutions, insurance companies and reinsurers).