Harsh Sikka

Harsh Sikka is an accomplished professional currently serving as the CEO of Metarch since 2024 and as the founder and director of Manifold Research since 2020. Concurrently affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology as a research scientist since September 2018, Harsh transitioned from a full-time role to focus on Metarch. Previous positions include AI Research Scientist roles at OpenMined and Peraton Labs, and various research and instructional roles at prestigious institutions such as the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the College of Computing. Harsh's educational background includes master's degrees in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology and Biology from Harvard University, along with a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego.