Jake Bailey
CEO & Co-Founder
Jake is a Stanford University graduate (Class of 2019) and active NFL punter currently signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, where he quickly became one of the league's elite specialists — earning a First-Team All-Pro selection and Pro Bowl appearance in 2020. After four seasons in New England, he signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2023, spending three seasons there before signing with the Atlanta Falcons in March 2026.
During his time at Stanford, Jake held the school record for longest punt (84 yards), was a three-time All-Pac-12 honoree, and finished as the program's all-time leader in career punt average at 43.8 yards per kick. He developed a deep appreciation for the power of diverse perspectives — both on the field, where reading the full landscape of a play is essential, and in Stanford's intellectually rigorous academic environment.
Jake previously interned under former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Stanford's Hoover Institution, where he gained firsthand exposure to how policy decisions benefit from considering multiple viewpoints. This experience, combined with his growing concern about AI's tendency to flatten complex debates into single-answer responses, inspired the creation of Alteram. As CEO, Jake leads Alteram's strategic vision, fundraising, and partnerships, focused on building relationships with academic institutions, foundations, and policymakers who share Alteram's mission of promoting pluralistic AI.
Jose Urquiza
CTO & Co-Founder
Jose is the technical architect behind Alteram's multi-perspective generation platform. With deep expertise in AI systems architecture, solutions engineering, and technical infrastructure, Jose built Alteram's engine from the ground up — from the multi-model orchestration layer that draws from Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, and xAI Grok, to the real-time trending analysis that surfaces the debates users care about most.
As CTO, Jose leads all product development and technical strategy, ensuring that Alteram's platform is fast, reliable, and continuously improving in the quality and balance of the perspectives it generates.
Louis Rice
COO & Co-Founder
Louis oversees Alteram's operations, growth strategy, and organizational development. With a background in project management and operational leadership, Louis ensures that Alteram scales sustainably while staying true to its core mission of balanced, objective perspective delivery.
As COO, Louis manages partnerships, community engagement, and the day-to-day operations that keep Alteram running and growing.
Professor George Foster
Academic Advisor — The Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Management, Stanford GSB
Professor George Foster is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he has built one of the most distinguished careers in business academia. He holds undergraduate degrees (First Class Honours and University Medal) in economics from the University of Sydney and a doctorate from Stanford GSB. He previously taught at the University of Chicago and the Australian Graduate School of Management before joining the Stanford GSB faculty.
Professor Foster's research spans financial analysis, entrepreneurship and venture capital, management control systems, and sports business management. His writings include over 50 research articles, more than 100 cases, and multiple landmark textbooks including Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Accounting: A Managerial Analysis, and Sports Business Management: Decision Making Around the Globe. His research on high-growth startup companies won the Accenture Award for the article that "has made the most important contribution to improving the practice of management," and he has received the AICPA Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Accounting Literature twice.
Beyond the classroom, Professor Foster has worked extensively with the World Economic Forum as a former chair of their Global Agenda Council on Fostering Entrepreneurship, and has directed executive programs for the NFL and the National Basketball Players Association. He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Ghent and the University of Vaasa, and is a Member of the Order of Australia. He serves as Alteram's academic advisor, bringing his expertise in entrepreneurship, organizational growth, and evidence-based decision-making to help guide the platform's research direction and mission integrity.