Samuel CARDILLO

Leveraging technologies to execute visions

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Experience

  • VP of Research & Open Source Czar at Naijm
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    Naijm is a garage in Dubai — a small crew of unreasonably talented people working on the hardest problems AI meets inside real businesses. We take the most expensive work a large company does, rebuild it as systems that run in production, and get paid on the savings we prove.

  • Founder & AI Researcher at The Neutrality Project
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    Open-source research making AI influence measurable: political bias, subject framing, and censorship detection.

  • Founder & CEO at ShadowBreak Intl
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

    ShadowBreak Intl is democratising geospatial intelligence by disrupting the acquisition, analysis and distribution of spatial data for military, commercial and individual users. Our products enable quick acquisition and analysis of geospatial data and distribution of near real time intelligence to efficiently respond to events on the ground, anywhere in the world. Through our expertise and products, ShadowBreak Intl has successfully helped clients with various use cases ranging from journalists, lawyers to governments harness the power of geospatial intelligence. ReconLink: Imagery acquisition pipeline allowing users to search through a wide catalogue of imagery from international providers (Airbus, Maxar, SIIS, ...) with unified pricing and a minimum order requirement of 1km2. TacSight: Real time collaborative tool allowing users to fuse data sources, overlay imagery on the map, mark important elements and share across devices with your team instantly.

  • Investor & Advisor at The Cardillo Investment Group
    Dec 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 8 mos

    I focus on deploying private capital into early-stage ventures, emerging technologies, defense innovation, and digital assets. My work involves sourcing high-potential opportunities, supporting founders with strategic guidance, and contributing hands-on expertise in product development, infrastructure, and scale.

  • Head of Technology at Nike
    Dec 2021 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Stayed on as CTO of RTFKT Brand under the Nike family post-acquisition. We are the first Digital focused sub brand at Nike and are sister companies alongside Jordan & Converse.