BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Timothy A. Holly
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Timothy A. Holly is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SYNT. He leads the Company's strategic vision, enterprise architecture, capital formation initiatives, and commercialization efforts across artificial intelligence, augmented reality, spatial computing, and synthetic data technologies.
Mr. Holly brings nearly five decades of executive leadership experience spanning international business, investment management, national security consulting, media production, higher education, and corporate governance. Throughout his career, he has advised organizations operating across more than 100 countries and has built, managed, and scaled enterprises serving both public and private sector stakeholders. Prior to founding SYNT, Mr. Holly led an SEC-registered investment advisory firm serving institutional investors, structured cross-border merchant banking transactions, directed a global counterterrorism consultancy, and produced more than 2,500 hours of live broadcast programming. He has also served on the faculties of the University of Massachusetts Boston and City Colleges of Chicago and as General Editor of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs. Mr. Holly holds a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, a Master of Strategic Leadership Development from Clayton State University, an International Business Fellowship from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Indiana University.
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Director & Chief Financial Officer
James Killings, Jr. serves as Director and Chief Financial Officer of SYNT, where he oversees corporate finance, treasury operations, financial reporting, compliance, internal controls, and capital strategy. Mr. Killings is the founder and principal of Amplify Financial Bookkeeping, advising businesses on accounting, tax compliance, financial reporting, and operational finance. His experience in valuation, financial analysis, and financial controls provides the Company with disciplined fiscal oversight and capital management. He holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Clayton State University and previously participated in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, specializing in equity research and valuation.
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Independent Director
Chair, Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
Douglas McHenry brings more than three decades of executive leadership experience in entertainment, media, and intellectual property development.
Mr. McHenry currently serves as Majority Owner and Chief Executive Officer of Soul of the South Television and Managing Partner of Elephant Walk Entertainment. His work as a producer and executive has included projects distributed through major studios such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, and Twentieth Century Fox, generating more than $1 billion in global revenue. His extensive background in governance, strategic leadership, content commercialization, and brand development provides valuable insight as Chair of the Company's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. McHenry holds an A.B. from Stanford University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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Independent Director
Chair, Compensation Committee
Gregory L. Carter is a seasoned business development, sales, marketing, and financial services executive with more than two decades of leadership experience.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Carter has developed strategic partnerships and revenue growth initiatives with leading organizations including AT&T, Amazon, Bank of America, Delta Air Lines, Fiserv, KPMG, and Kantar Media. Since 2014, he has served as Managing Partner of Carter Financial, a financial management and advisory firm. Since 2014, Mr. Carter has been serving as Managing Partner, Carter Financial, an Atlanta based financial management firm. President, Atlanta Chapter, American Financial Education Alliance. An Accredited Small Business Consultant®. A member of the National Association of Certified Financial Fiduciaries®. He is a Business Financial Literacy Advisor. He holds an MSA from Central Michigan University and a BS from Hampton University.
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Independent Director
Chair, Audit Committee
Mr. Bergeron joined the Board of Directors as an Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee, bringing deep financial literacy, risk management acumen, and extensive corporate governance expertise. As a Certified Public Accountant and Principal of his own firm for over 30 years, Mr. Bergeron offers unmatched insight into complex taxation and corporate finance. His leadership background includes serving as a partner in two CPA firms, holding board seats for public and private entities, and serving as a Corporation Member for a major metropolitan hospital. Mr. Bergeron has also taught as an adjunct accounting professor and holds both a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Masters in Taxation from Bentley University.
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Independent Director
Chair, Science & Technology Committee
Dr. Dominique Williams McDaniel provides independent oversight of the Company's technology and scientific development initiatives, including artificial intelligence systems, synthetic data frameworks, algorithmic governance, and model validation processes. Dr. McDaniel is an accomplished biostatistician with expertise in Bayesian inference, complex experimental design, advanced statistical modeling, and quantitative analytics. She currently serves as Associate Director of Biostatistics at Merck and has held leadership positions within national statistical organizations, including the Eastern North American Region (ENAR) of the International Biometric Society. She earned a Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Drexel University.
ADVISORY BOARD
Synthetix Intelligence Group Advisory Board consists of accomplished leaders in institutional finance, law, governance, and regulatory affairs who provide specialized guidance supporting the Company's growth strategy, risk management framework, and enterprise development initiatives.
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Ed Owens III is a nationally recognized executive in pension administration, banking regulation, and public-sector governance.
He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the County Employees Retirement System (CERS) within the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, overseeing governance and administration for more than $22 billion in pension assets. Previously, he served as a Senior Regulator and Examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Senior Vice President of Community and Governmental Affairs at Fifth Third Bank, and Trial Attorney for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Mr. Owens holds a Bachelor of Business Studies in Marketing and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky.
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James A. Alexander, Jr. is a corporate attorney whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, strategic investments, and corporate governance. As a senior attorney with a leading global law firm, Mr. Alexander advises clients ranging from emerging growth companies to sophisticated investment firms on complex transactional and strategic matters. His expertise supports SYNT's corporate development initiatives, capital markets strategy, and governance framework.
Mr. Alexander earned a Juris Doctor and Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University, where he also received a Law & Business Certificate and was named a Branstetter Fellow. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Howard University.
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Robert S. Scarbrough brings extensive legal, regulatory, and tax expertise to SYNT's Advisory Board.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Scarbrough spent more than three decades with the Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, advising on complex statutory interpretation, federal tax matters, administrative procedures, and regulatory compliance. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Scarbrough earned his Juris Doctor from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University and holds a Master of Divinity. His experience supports the Company's governance, compliance, risk management, and intellectual property strategies.