David Kobia

I'm Head of Engineering at Trustworthy, an AI-native platform that helps families organize and securely answer questions about their most important information. I'm a hands-on builder who still ships production code. I architect and personally implement the AI core of our product — RAG, agentic workflows, LLM evaluation, prompt and context engineering — alongside the backend, infrastructure, and security work that goes with handling sensitive data. I lead the engineering team while staying deep in the codebase, and I think that IC-plus-leader balance matters more than ever. Earlier, I co-founded Ushahidi (open-source crisis-mapping used in 100+ countries) and BRCK (rugged connectivity hardware). Recognized by MIT Technology Review (TR35, Humanitarian of the Year) and Fast Company; alum of the MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows.