Overview
Zachary Schenkler is co-founder and CEO of Balnce AI, a company building personal artificial intelligence systems [1][2]. Schenkler has articulated a vision in which technology should enhance human capability and creativity rather than fragment attention or extract value from users [2]. Prior to founding Balnce AI in December 2022, Schenkler held product leadership roles at Twism and Nodo US [7][8]. Schenkler's earlier career included cofounding positions at Holonis and Ojeez, where Schenkler served in technical and product capacities [9][10]. Schenkler also serves as senior advisor to Kwaai as of October 2025 [4]. Schenkler holds a degree in English from Iona University [11].
Profile introduction
Technology should make us more capable, more creative, and more human. Too often, it does the opposite. It captures our attention, fragments our lives, and turns everything we do into value for someone else. I have spent 25 years building a different kind of system. Today, I am the co-founder and CEO of Balnce. We are building the personal operating system for the agent economy: personal AI that belongs to the person it knows. Balnce lives across your devices, learns from your world, protects your memory and identity, and helps you create, decide, and act. Instead of adapting your life to…
Career history
- Co-Founder & CEO | Chief Imagination OfficerDec 2022 to presentBalnce AI
- Senior AdvisorOct 2025 to presentKwaai
- Vice PresidentDec 2024 to Oct 2025Kwaai
- AdvisorJun 2024 to Dec 2024Kwaai
- Head of ProductOct 2020 to Oct 2022Twism
- Head of Product & Business DevelopmentDec 2018 to Dec 2020Nodo US
- Cofounder | CTO | CPOAug 2011 to Aug 2018Holonis
- Cofounder | CPO | CTOJan 2006 to Aug 2011Ojeez
Education
- English at Iona University1994 - 1996
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