Calvin Cooper
Co-Founder & COO of NeuroMetric AI
Bio Info
Calvin Cooper builds at the intersection of capital, human systems, and artificial intelligence.
He is the Co-Founder and COO of Neurometric AI, a programmable inference-time compute framework that helps engineering teams orchestrate smarter, more efficient AI systems—improving cost, latency, and accuracy across large-scale deployments.
Beyond Neurometric, Calvin serves as Advisor to Pilot Wave Holdings, where he leads AI automation strategy across industrial and infrastructure sectors, and as Strategic Advisor and Director at The Carlton Group, a global real estate investment bank with more than $200 billion in closed transactions.
Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO of Rhove, a fintech company that democratized real estate investing and later went public via a Nasdaq direct listing. A former adjunct professor of entrepreneurship and venture finance at The Ohio State University, Calvin has been featured by The White House, Fast Company, and the National Venture Capital Association for his work on innovation and financial inclusion.
He also hosts Inference Time Tactics, a podcast exploring reasoning systems, programmable cognition, and the future of AI infrastructure.
Blending the analytical rigor of a technologist with the creativity of a founder, Calvin explores how intelligence, capital, and policy intersect to shape the next era of innovation.
Calvin's Podcast
Inference Time Tactics
A podcast exploring the emerging field of inference-time compute—the next frontier in AI performance. Hosted by the Neurometric team, we unpack how models reason, make decisions, and perform at runtime. For developers, researchers, and operators building AI infrastructure.
Topic Suggestions
The Infrastructure of Intelligence: What’s Next for AI Systems
Why the future of AI depends not on bigger models, but smarter orchestration at inference time.
Building AI Companies That Last: Efficiency, Governance, and Real-World Value
How founders can balance speed with sustainability in an increasingly compute-constrained environment.
From Fintech to Deeptech: Lessons from Building at the Edge of Capital and Code
How Calvin went from democratizing real estate to reinventing the AI stack—and what both worlds share.
AI as a Public Utility: Policy and Infrastructure in the Age of Intelligence
The coming convergence of government, capital, and compute—and what it means for innovation and governance.
Programmable Cognition: The Next Frontier of Artificial Intelligence
A look at how reasoning systems and programmable inference will redefine enterprise and policy applications.
The Human Layer: Why AI Transformation Starts with Systems Thinking
Exploring how human behavior, incentives, and feedback loops shape intelligent systems in the real world.
Capital Meets Compute: How VCs Can Think About the Next Wave of AI Infrastructure
What investors need to understand about where value will accrue in the evolving AI ecosystem.
Reimagining Real Estate and Capital Markets Through AI
How artificial intelligence will reshape asset valuation, liquidity, and decision-making in one of the world’s largest industries.
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