About Us

Viswanath "Vish" Avasarala serves as the CEO of DeepIQ, a AI powered self-service platform for industrial data workflows. Before joining DeepIQ, Vish held the position of Global Head of Advanced Analytics at Schlumberger. His professional background encompasses various roles, including R&D Manager for Advanced Analytics at SAS and Lead Information Scientist at GE Research. In 2012, Vish founded SQORD, a company that develops wearable technology and gamified platforms to promote physical activity in children. Vish earned his PhD in Information Science and Technology from Pennsylvania State University and holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Son Vann serves as the company's CFO since 2019. He has over 25 years of finance experience including capital markets, M&A, restructuring and operational finance and accounting. Prior to DeepIQ, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Rowan Companies, and Vice President – Treasurer, Corporate Development and Investor Relations at Hercules Offshore. Son received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas and is a CFA charterholder.

Jeff Washburn joined DeepIQ in 2018 and currently serves as the company’s Vice President Operations. Jeff is an accomplished enterprise and solutions architect specializing in cloud, big data, logistics, and ERP. Prior to DeepIQ, his experience includes Enterprise Architect at Commtrex, IT Director at Masterworld, Solutions Architect at Schlumberger and Director of Microsoft Solutions at Cap Gemini. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Saint Lawrence College, Canada.

Imran Kizilbash is a Managing Director at CSL Capital Management and is leading CSL Ventures, an early stage Venture Technology Fund. Prior to CSL, Mr. Kizilbash was Vice President of the Schlumberger Corporate Venture Fund. He also served as Vice President and Treasurer for Schlumberger, and held several senior management positions including President Reservoir Characterization Group, President of Middle East & Asia and President of Drilling and Measurements. He joined Schlumberger as a Wireline and Testing Field Engineer in 1989. Mr. Kizilbash has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Applied Sciences and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, both degrees from the California Institute of Technology.

Thierry Pilenko is currently a partner at Tupper Lake Partners and a board member of Arkema S.A., Trident Energy and Ensign Natural Resources. Prior to Tupper Lake, Mr. Pilenko served as Executive Chairman of TechnipFMC plc, Chairman and CEO of Technip S.A., and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Veritas DGC, Inc. He also served as President of Schlumberger GeoQuest and Managing Director of SchlumbergerSema. Alongside his executive leadership roles, Mr. Pilenko has served as a board member to several public and private companies, including Valaris plc, Rowan Companies plc, Hercules Offshore Inc., Peugeot S.A. and CGGVeritas. Mr. Pilenko graduated from IFP School and from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie.

Benoit Foubert is Vice President Technology of Digital Operation Solutions at Schlumberger. Prior to his current role, Mr. Foubert held various technical and management positions in operations, technology development and digital product management in the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia, China, Norway, and the United States. He began his career with Schlumberger in 2000 as an electrical engineer. Mr. Foubert holds a master degree in electrical engineering from École supérieure d’Electricité – Supélec, and a master’s degree in management of Oil & Gas Industry from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

Eric Abecassis is the Founder and CEO of HumanGo Coaching. Prior to HumanGo, Mr. Abecassis spent over 16 years at Schlumberger, where he last served as Chief Information Officer and President of Software Integrated Solutions. Mr. Abecassis has an extensive background in technology extending over 30 years, starting as a software developer and architect for Apic System. Mr. Abecassis received his PhD from Sorbonne University Pierre and Marie Curie Campus.

Abhinav Jain serves as Vice President at CSL Capital Management. Prior to CSL, Mr. Jain was an advisor to portfolio companies of several energy private equity and venture capital groups like Altira, EV Private Equity, Energy Innovation Capital, TPG etc. Prior to this role, he worked at PwC’s energy investment banking group. Mr. Jain’s career started in 2009 in Norway with Fugro as an offshore seismic engineer and after which he joined Schlumberger as a wireline field engineer in the US. Outside of CSL, Abhinav has previously served on the energy advisory board of Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship as well as on the investment committee of Houston Exponential. He recently joined Equinor & Techstars’ energy accelerator as a mentor to startups. Mr. Jain has a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering from NIT Durgapur in India and a MBA from the University of Texas and London Business School.