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University of Utah alumni who just went stealth

12 University of Utah alumni started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Jessica Ward

Founder
Left
IG Group
Head of Learning and Knowledge Management
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • Head of Learning and Knowledge Management at IG Group2026-2026 · left Aug 2026
  • Digital Learning Manager at Linklaters2022-2026
  • Lead Learning Designer at Tesla2020-2022
  • Instructional Design Specialist at Lever102014-2020
Education
  • University of UtahBA
  • University of MarylandMS
  • Pädagogische Hochschule SteiermarkBachelor's

Valentin Romanov

Co-Founder
Left
Imperial College London
Research Associate: Data Science
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Research Associate: Data Science at Imperial College London2025-2026 · until Oct 2026
  • GenAI Lead at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute2025-2025
  • Associate Conjoint Lecturer at UNSW2021-2025
  • Senior Postdoctoral Scientist at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute2019-2025
  • Graduate Student at University of Utah2013-2019
  • Mechanical Engineering Intern at Carterra2012-2013
Education
  • University of UtahPhD
  • University of South AustraliaBachelor's
  • University of South AustraliaBachelor's

Rob Merrill

CEO, Co-Founder
Left
ProPharma
Senior Vice President, Healthcare Compliance, Regulatory Affairs and Labeling
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Senior Vice President, Healthcare Compliance, Regulatory Affairs and Labeling at ProPharma2022-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Advisory Board Member - AI Regulatory Compliance at TFives2026-2026
  • Business Advisor at Areti Health2025-2025
  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner at OneSource Regulatory, OneSource Regulatory Technology2015-2022
  • Chief Executive Officer at Searchlight Compliance Advisors2009-2017
  • Compliance Advisory Services at EY2007-2009
  • Healthcare Compliance Officer and Senior Director Advertising and Promotion Review at Adolor2004-2007
Education
  • University of Utah
  • UIC John Marshall Law SchoolJD
  • Utah State UniversityBachelor's

Maksym Taran

Co-Founder
Left
Interform
Machine Learning Engineer Intern
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Machine Learning Engineer Intern at Interform2026-2026 · until Aug 2026
Education
  • University of UtahBachelor's
  • Sandbox
  • University of UtahAcademic minor

Benson Tracy

Founder
Left
Thalio
Founder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founder at Thalio2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Frontline Sales Associate - Campus Store at University of Utah2024-2025
  • Associate, MBC Marketing Agency at MBC Marketing Agency2024-2024
  • Executive MBA Office Assistant at University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business2023-2024
  • Warehouse Assistant at SexyModest Boutique2023-2023
  • Front Desk Receptionist at Monroe MedSpa2020-2022
Education
  • University of UtahBachelor's

Rishab Ram

Co-Founder
Left
Alphius
Chief Product Officer
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Chief Product Officer at Alphius2025-2026 · left Jul 2026
  • Software Engineering Intern at Wells Fargo2026-2026
  • Platform Engineering Intern at University of Utah2025-2026
  • Go-To-Market Engineer and Product Manager at Alphius2025-2025
  • University of Utah Developer at University of Utah2024-2025
Education
  • University of UtahBS

Andersen Dank

Co-founder
Left
Unsealed AI
Founder
Before that
Went stealthAug 2026
Work
  • Founder at Unsealed AI2026-2026 · left Jun 2026
  • Founder at Agent-Table2025-2025
  • Co-Founder at Rooster's Crow Vintage2024-2025
  • Goff Trailblazers - Consulted Nanobubble Technology Project at Goff Strategic Leadership Institute2025-2025
Education
  • University of UtahBS
  • North Idaho College
  • Sandbox

Mark Khoury

Founder
Left
PrepSavvy
Venture Builder
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Venture Builder at PrepSavvy2025-2026 · until Jul 2026
  • Co-Founding Member at Fresha2017-2023
  • Seed and Series A Investor at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)2015-2017
  • Senior Investor at Sorenson Impact2014-2015
  • Investment Partner at Campus Founders Fund2014-2015
Education
  • University of UtahHBS
  • University of ChicagoMBA

John Henrie

Co-Founder
Left
Cobalt AI
Director Of Hardware Engineering
Before that
Went stealthJun 2026
Work
  • Director Of Hardware Engineering at Cobalt AI2022-2022 · left Sep 2022
  • Field Reliability Lead at Waymo2017-2022
  • Hardware Engineer (Google X Self-Driving Car Project) at Google2015-2017
  • Co-Founder at Carespondence2014-2016
  • Research Assistant at Stanford University2015-2015
  • Advanced Product Development Intern at Intuitive2015-2015
  • Engineering, Design, & Clinical Trials at SoniTrack Systems2014-2015
Education
  • University of UtahBachelor's
  • Stanford UniversityMS

Chigozirim Israel

Founder
Left
Food Futures Africa
Chief Innovation Officer
Before that
Went stealthJan 2026
Work
  • Chief Innovation Officer at Food Futures Africa2023-2025 · left Jan 2025
  • Founder at The Circuu2020-2022
  • Founder and CEO at Foodrun LLC2020-2022
  • S9 Housemate at The Next Titan2022-2022
  • Senior Software Engineer at Ikon Digital2017-2021
  • Communications and IT Lead at Alliances for Africa2018-2021
  • Risk Analyst at UNDP2020-2020
Education
  • University of UtahMS
  • EDHEC Business School
  • Federal University of Technology Owerri NigeriaBE

Samuel Friel

Co-Founder
Left
University of Utah College of Science
Undergraduate Researcher
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthAug 2025
Work
  • Undergraduate Researcher at University of Utah College of Science2025-2025 · until Dec 2025
Education
  • University of UtahBS

Alexis Barrett

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Left
University of Utah
Mathematics Grader
Before that
Went stealthMay 2024
Work
  • Mathematics Grader at University of Utah2025-2026 · until May 2026
  • Spanish Teaching Assistant at Brigham Young University2021-2024
  • Analytic Number Theory Research Assistant at Brigham Young University Mathematics Department2023-2024
  • Biochemistry Research Assistant at Brigham Young University2020-2021
Education
  • University of UtahMS
  • Brigham Young UniversityBS

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# the one request behind this page
curl https://api.crustdata.com/watch/person/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
        "type": "(.)", "value": "founder" }
    ]},
    "fields": ["basic_profile", "experience", "education"],
    "config": { "trigger": { "type": "interval", "every_hours": 168 } }
  }'
# [.] = exact phrase, (.) = all words. Each week it returns only the new matches.

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About this list

What "stealth" means here: the person's current job is a founder title (Founder, Co-Founder, Founder & CEO…) at a company listed as "Stealth", "Stealth Startup" or similar, because they haven't announced it yet.

Where it comes from: public professional profiles, via the Crustdata API. A new search runs every week and adds whoever newly matches. Profiles can take a few weeks to show up, and start dates are by month.

The company on each row is the most recent job before going stealth, with the title they held there. Where we can, we skip internships, advisor seats and freelance stints. On a "former employer" page it shows the job at that employer instead. Click a row for their full work history and education.