Who We Are

AI-native engineers driven by excellence, anchored in deep healthcare and regulated-industry expertise.

The AI-native services firm for regulated industries. Forward-deployed engineers who understand the business and drive outcomes, powered by XtillionOS and US-compliant.

Mission, Philosophy & Competitive Advantage

Exceptional forward-deployed engineers, XtillionOS accelerators, deep expertise in healthcare and regulated industries.

Mission & Philosophy

Xtillion is an AI-native services firm built for regulated industries, with the deepest expertise in healthcare. Its teams design, build, and operate the AI systems clients need to run, working past technical execution to understand the business deeply and drive the outcomes that matter. Everything the firm does runs on XtillionOS — Xtillion's operating model and accelerator library — and is delivered by engineers based in Puerto Rico, rigorously selected from top U.S. universities and leading companies.

Competitive Advantage

Engineers who solve business problems. Forward-deployed builders who understand the business and drive outcomes — not just code.
Deep domain expertise. Operating experience in regulated industries, with the deepest expertise in healthcare.
AI-native by design. Built around frontier AI from day one — not retrofitted from a legacy consulting or offshore model.
XtillionOS. An operating model and accelerator library that lets the firm move at the speed of AI.
U.S.-domestic, regulation-aligned. Fully aligned to U.S. data, privacy, security, and sovereignty requirements.

Leadership

Experienced operators with a builder mindset.

Bertil Chappuis

Co-founder and CEO

Bertil's career at McKinsey spanned 27 years, where he founded the Firm's Software practice and was a core leader of the high-tech practice, which he helped build into one of the Firm's largest. He is a Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey. Bertil has BS and MS degrees in engineering from MIT and an MBA from Stanford.

Ric Elias

Co-founder and Chairman

Ric is the founder and CEO of Red Ventures, a diverse portfolio of digital brands and businesses that help millions of people make life's most important decisions. Ric graduated from Boston College and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Alfredo Bird

Partner

Alfredo joined Xtillion in 2025 as a Partner after more than 15 years leading data, analytics, and technology initiatives for large enterprises with firms such as Slalom, Deloitte, and BearingPoint. Alfredo has a BS in Industrial Engineering as well as an MBA from Georgia Tech.

Guillermo Mirandes

Partner

Guillermo joined Xtillion in 2023 and became a Partner in 2025 after over a decade of leading product, engineering, and business growth at Red Ventures, Amazon Robotics, and other technology-driven organizations. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Entrepreneurship from MIT.

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