LEADERSHIP

In 1985, Ezio's older brother Jerry was struck with a diagnosis of sudden, early-onset Schizophrenia at just 12 years old — an event that reshaped the family's trajectory and ignited a lifelong pursuit.

Incited by this life-altering event, Ezio began exploring the question of what is virtuous intelligence and whether an alternative consensus paradigm could improve outcomes for a greater number of people.

To help ensure Jerry's freedom and bring attention to the issues surrounding mind health, in 1999 Ezio founded an award-winning, Northern California film and media company.

There he produced content for Fortune 500 brands alongside entertainment and narrative projects that bridged storytelling with real-world impact.

In 2020, Ezio committed fully to making positive, global change through a new venture: the Alliance for Virtuous Intelligence — designing next-generation civilizational infrastructure powered by an operating system that aligns human value with technological progress.

Sidney Birdsong, a Kansas City native, began his professional career in the Bay Area in 2011, serving six years at Travis Air Force Base where he developed expertise as a data analyst and database manager.

Upon fulfilling his military commitment, Sidney transitioned to higher education, earning a master's degree in advertising from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Leveraging his strategic skills and market knowledge, he founded VisVas LLC — a marketing consulting firm that provided strategic guidance to key organizations in sports, fashion, and other industries.

In April 2025, Sidney joined AVI, drawn by the shared philosophy of CEO Ezio Lucido and the organization's commitment to building a virtue-driven impact economy for humanity.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Sidney is a dedicated family man who enjoys basketball and time with his wife and four children.

Dr. Daniel Orlando Rivera-Royero holds a Ph.D. in Transportation, Technology, and Policy from the University of California, Davis, with advanced degrees in Industrial Engineering from Universidad del Norte, Colombia.

His research focuses on the resilience and sustainability of transportation and logistics networks under uncertainty and extreme events, integrating optimization, machine learning, and spatial risk analysis for data-informed decision-making.

His work has been published in journals including Transportation Research Part D, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, with support from Caltrans, USDOT, NIST, and NCST.

He previously completed a postdoctoral appointment at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, studying freight network resilience in California and disaster response logistics.

He is currently a Research Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where he teaches optimization and supply chain management while contributing to AVI's civil infrastructure and AI strategy.