Zubin Ghafari

Zubin Ghafari

Associate Partner at McKinsey | CTO of EcliptOS (Project Vera)

McKinsey & Company•Laguna Niguel, California, United States

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Experience20+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Visionary technology executive with proven expertise in AI agents, intelligent automation, and enterprise-scale semantic knowledge platforms. Combining strategic insights from McKinsey-level advisory experience with robust technical leadership, I have successfully driven digital transformation initiatives for Fortune 100 clients across diverse industries. Core Capabilities: AI Agent & Automation Strategy: Led the design and delivery of advanced AI-driven platforms utilizing autonomous agents for intelligent decision automation, data transformation, and accelerated innovation. Knowledge Graphs & Semantic Intelligence: Engineered enterprise-grade knowledge platforms leveraging semantic intelligence, vector search, and knowledge graph technologies to enable data-driven insights and enterprise-wide analytics. Open & Scalable Platform Architecture: Architected open, modular platforms with pluggable connectors, robust APIs, and seamless integration across cloud ecosystems, SaaS tools, and enterprise applications. Enterprise Workflow Orchestration: Developed sophisticated YAML-driven workflow engines, enabling real-time orchestration with comprehensive observability, reliability, and enterprise-grade error handling. Modern Engineering Leadership: Guided agile engineering teams in delivering secure, scalable microservices architectures, role-based security frameworks, and interactive real-time interfaces. Strategic Data & DevOps Execution: Implemented innovative analytics frameworks, automated infrastructure provisioning, and optimized CI/CD practices to effectively support structured, semantic, and real-time data workloads. As an Associate Partner-level leader, I excel in aligning technology strategy with business imperatives to enhance operational excellence, accelerate innovation, and drive sustainable competitive advantage.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2021–Present· 5 yrs 9 mos
    • Associate Partner, Chief Technology Officer, EcliptOS, Project VeraCurrent
      Jul 2025–Present
    • Principal Architect II
      May 2022–Jul 2025
    • Principal, Architect
      2021–May 2022
  • Oct 2020–2021· 3 mos
    • Senior Architect, Cloud
      Oct 2020–2021
  • 2020–Oct 2020· 9 mos
    • AWS Cloud Solutions Architect
      2020–Oct 2020
  • May 2017–Dec 2019· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • Consultant - AWS Architect
      May 2017–Dec 2019
  • Nov 2015–May 2017· 1 yr 6 mos
    • Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (UI)
      Nov 2015–May 2017
  • Nov 2015–2017· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer and Founder
      Nov 2015–2017
  • May 2015–Nov 2015· 6 mos
    • Full-Stack Software Engineer
      May 2015–Nov 2015
  • Mar 2014–May 2015· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Software Engineer I / Data Services Analyst - SQL
      Mar 2014–May 2015
  • Aug 2013–2014· 5 mos
    • Webmaster / Computer Troubleshooting
      Aug 2013–2014
  • 2006–Mar 2015· 9 yrs 2 mos
    • Technical Engineer / Web Developer
      2006–Mar 2015

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Computer Science and Engineering

University of California, Merced

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PythonMicrosoft PowerPointAdobe Creative SuiteCSSLinuxMicrosoft WordC#PowerPointProgrammingJavaXMLComputer HardwareJavaScriptPhotoshopCCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Microsoft SQL ServerMac OSSQL