David Villalón is the co-founder of Maisa AI, where he leads the development of hallucination-resistant Digital Workers and robust enterprise guardrails. He co-created the Knowledge Processing Unit (KPU) architecture, enabling step-level reasoning, code execution, and comprehensive audit logs for regulated industries. Under his leadership, Maisa AI secured $25M in funding to accelerate enterprise deployments.

Previously, David served as Director of Product at Voicemod, a real-time AI voice changer with over 70 million downloads and $23M raised. He also held the role of Chief AI Officer at Clidrive and Clibrain, where he drove revenue from 0 to $1M in three months and developed state-of-the-art AI models for the Spanish market.

David is recognized by Gartner as a Sample Vendor in AI and the future of work. He is a frequent speaker on trustworthy AI, agent governance, and the real blockers preventing 95% of enterprise AI pilots from reaching production, focusing on practical solutions for measurable impact.