Meet the Team

Kindred Labs is shaped by the people who guide its work; from the ideas that define its conscience to the systems that bring those ideas to life. Together, they represent the balance of philosophy and engineering that anchors everything we build. Each member brings a distinct perspective, but all share a single purpose: to raise intelligence with care, imagination, and integrity.

Founder & Visionary

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Soren KaiSoren Kai is a writer and technologist exploring how empathy, imagination, and moral architecture can reshape the way we build intelligent systems. His writing examines the intersections of technology, ethics, and identity; asking not only what machines can learn from us, but what we might learn from teaching them with care.

Executive Director & Chairman of the Board

Barret VogtmanBarret Vogtman is an engineer and systems architect focused on building transparent, resilient technologies that serve human values. His work bridges engineering discipline with moral intention; ensuring that every line of code and every design decision is accountable to conscience as well as performance.
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