About Us
VoiceClub.ai is a research-led AI dubbing initiative originating at Trinity College Dublin. Our mission is simple: enable every voice to be heard, everywhere and without losing what makes it human.
Exec Team
Akbar Majidi
Founder & CTO
- PhD in Computer Science specializing in AI
- Recipient of two individual research awards and manager of research grants totaling approximately €2M
- Solved two long-standing IEEE Standards problems previously considered unsolvable
- Experienced leader of technical teams of 20–40 in major technology companies
Joe O'Keeffe
CEO
- Seasoned entrepreneur with multiple successful start-ups
- Former VP at Meta leading a 1,000-person organization with a budget exceeding $100M
- Founder of InfiniLED, acquired by Facebook
- Founder of SensL, acquired by ON Semiconductor, demonstrating strong commercial and operational leadership
Prof. Siobhán Clarke
Chief Operating Officer
- Chair Professor of Software Systems at Trinity College Dublin
- Leader of major national and international research programs totaling approximately €20M
- Former senior software engineer at IBM with ten years of industry experience
- Member of the Royal Irish Academy
Ali Gharizadeh
Co-founder and AI Team Lead
- Medalist in the National Scientific Olympiad in Computer Engineering
- Recognized as an Elite Scholar by the National Elites Foundation
- Conducted high-impact academic research with notable contributions to advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science
- Recipient of multiple university awards for academic excellence and achievement
Nazila Jahanbakhsh, PhD
Chief AI & Scientific Officer
- PhD mathematician with expertise in Deep Learning, Deep Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, and Data Science
- Research has addressed long-standing problems in the field, with publications in leading IEEE ACM Transactions
- Leads the company’s AI architecture, scientific strategy, and development of its core intelligent technologies
John Bosco French
Commercial Adviser
- B.Comm and MSc
- CBRE DIT academic award
- Real estate and finance
Saeed Shafiei
Chief Commercial Officer
- Leads commercial strategy, business development, and international partnerships
- Background in technology, entrepreneurship, and international business
- Bringing VoiceClub’s emotional voice and multimedia solutions, including dubbing and localization, to global markets
- Particular focus on Asian, Arabian, and US markets
Our Team
At VoiceClub.ai, we're a team of big thinkers who combine world-class AI expertise, engineering excellence, and creative vision. Many of our team members are Math and Physics Olympiad winners, bringing exceptional problem-solving skills to everything we do.
AI Engineers
Voice Agents: Building cutting-edge voice AI that understands and speaks naturally.
Web Development Engineers
Backend, Frontend, and Product Design: powering the platform's seamless experience.
Management Team Members
Ensuring smooth operations and vision alignment.
Commercial Team Members
Driving partnerships, growth, and business strategy.
Together, we combine research-driven innovation, technical excellence, and creative storytelling to make every voice heard, everywhere with all its emotion intact.