Capitol AI Names Chester Leung as Vice President of Engineering to Advance Enterprise Trust, Security, and Governance

Engineering leader brings deep expertise in risk, privacy, and secure AI systems as Capitol AI helps institutions move sensitive data into production AI workflows.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capitol AI, the enterprise AI platform helping institutions turn complex information into decision-ready insight, announced the appointment of Chester Leung as Vice President of Engineering. This move expands the company’s leadership bench as organizations and government institutions move Capitol’s AI tools deeper into workflows involving sensitive information.

“Chester brings a risk and security-first mindset that is deeply aligned with how our customers think about their data,” said Shaun Modi, CEO and founder of Capitol AI. “That perspective is critical to how we design systems supporting real decisions that need to be auditable for long-term reliability."

Leung brings extensive experience building and deploying enterprise AI systems where privacy, governance, and risk management are foundational requirements embedded at the system level. As a co-founder himself, Leung recently served as Head of AI Platform at Opaque where he worked with enterprise customers across insurance and financial services to deploy AI systems designed to operate safely on proprietary data.

“For AI to move beyond experimentation inside large institutions, safety and governance cannot be optional,” said Leung. “Organizations will not trust systems that treat risk as an afterthought, and Capitol AI is building an agentic platform that treats control and explainability as a first class citizen. I see a strong opportunity to help shape a platform that enables customers to confidently achieve clarity from their data.”

Throughout his career, Leung focused on closing the gap between advanced AI capability and enterprise readiness. He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, where he conducted research in the RISE Lab building secure AI systems. His work centers on enabling organizations to apply advanced AI techniques while maintaining safeguards around data access and use.

At Capitol AI, Leung will guide engineering strategy across platform architecture, safety and governance, and long term scalability. His leadership will help ensure the platform continues meeting the expectations of organizations requiring transparency, reproducibility, and defined boundaries around how proprietary research and information are handled.

Leung’s appointment follows a series of recent expansion milestones for Capitol AI, including the addition of Gabe Martin as Vice President of Partnerships and Rama Veeraragoo leading product management, reflecting the company’s continued scale across platform and product.

About Capitol AI
Capitol AI is an enterprise AI platform designed for organizations operating in high-stakes environments where clarity and trust are critical. The platform transforms structured and unstructured data into clear, contextual stories that support confident decision-making. Built to strengthen human judgment rather than replace it, Capitol AI prioritizes accuracy, attribution, and transparency across the intelligence lifecycle. For more information, visit capitol.ai.