Michal Pěchouček

Director, AI Center (AIC) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech republic)

Michal Pechoucek is a General Partner and head of AI practice with Evolution Equity Partners. He is an experienced AI and cybersecurity professional, with a notable track record in executive roles. He has served as CTO for both Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) and Avast (LSE: AVST) and has run AI cybersecurity R&D at CISCO (NASDAQ: CSCO). As a serial entrepreneur, he has co-founded multiple startups, including Cognitive Security (later acquired by CISCO) and Blindspot.AI (acquired by ADASTRA Group). Additionally, Pechoucek is a distinguished AI researcher, recognized for his contributions to AI Agents and Multiagent Systems, with 5,936 citations to his name. In 2001, he also founded the AI Center at Czech Technical University, where he is still a professor.