Meet the Team
Welcome to the minds behind Traversally! Let us introduce the dedicated experts and innovators who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI. We are a diverse group united by a shared vision: to create intelligent solutions that drive real-world impact. Get to know the individuals leading our journey in artificial intelligence.
Dr. Phininder Balaghan
CTO and Founder of Traversally
An award-winning, truly global AI Technical and Organisational Leader
> Lead AI Consultant for National Security and Defence – PA
> Global AI Capability Lead – QinetiQ
> Innovation and Partnerships Lead – Naimuri
> Co-Inventor of BILS (Managing Autonomous Vehicles in the Last Mile)
> PhD in Computational Graph Theory (including under and post grad teaching)
> Host of AI Podcasts, Media Experience (BBC Radio, Whitepapers etc).
> Headline Speaker (AWS, Google Cloud Next, RUSI, Qlik and many more…)
> Judge for Manchester Tech Festival & Prolific North Tech
Ian Makin
COO & Founder of Traversally
25 years leading and delivering highly complex software solutions
> Head of Secure Software and Technology, Coach/Mentor to leadership team and the technical ‘heads of’ – Qinetiq
> Founder & Director of Naimuri – A Data Science, AI, Secure Cloud and Software consultancy – delivering for customers with strategic direction and leading programmes of 70+ people.
> Solution Architect at Atos – part of extended leadership team & performance manager. Presented to win work, recruited and identified training pathways.
Dr. Phininder Balaghan
CTO and Founder of Traversally
An award-winning, truly global AI Technical and Organisational Leader
> Lead AI Consultant for National Security and Defence – PA
> Global AI Capability Lead – QinetiQ
> Innovation and Partnerships Lead – Naimuri
> Co-Inventor of BILS (Managing Autonomous Vehicles in the Last Mile)
> PhD in Computational Graph Theory (including under and post grad teaching)
> Host of AI Podcasts, Media Experience (BBC Radio, Whitepapers etc).
> Headline Speaker (AWS, Google Cloud Next, RUSI, Qlik and many more…)
> Judge for Manchester Tech Festival & Prolific North Tech
Dr. Phininder Balaghan
CTO and Founder of Traversally
An award-winning, truly global AI Technical and Organisational Leader
> Lead AI Consultant for National Security and Defence – PA
> Global AI Capability Lead – QinetiQ
> Innovation and Partnerships Lead – Naimuri
> Co-Inventor of BILS (Managing Autonomous Vehicles in the Last Mile)
> PhD in Computational Graph Theory (including under and post grad teaching)
> Host of AI Podcasts, Media Experience (BBC Radio, Whitepapers etc).
> Headline Speaker (AWS, Google Cloud Next, RUSI, Qlik and many more…)
> Judge for Manchester Tech Festival & Prolific North Tech
