Scott Searle
Co-Founder & CEO
Scott brings deep expertise in cryptography and secure computing, with multiple patents in encryption and data security. A serial founder, he previously built and exited LockStream, whose DRM technology was acquired by Irdeto and became an industry standard for secure content protection, and Relevantis, an AI-driven mobile advertising platform. Earlier, at Microsoft, Scott architected an ad-supported secure-computing layer for Windows and contributed to Word, Outlook, and core OS components; at Apple, he worked on macOS fundamentals and consumer applications. The combination of cryptographic depth and operator instinct shapes how Enigmata turns dense academic primitives into deployable infrastructure.
John Brownlee, PhD
Co-Founder & CTO
John is a serial inventor, licensing executive, and patent attorney whose career sits at the intersection of cryptography, AI, and intellectual property. Early on he was recruited by William C. Lowe, the "father of the PC", to evaluate emerging technologies at American Express, including Bitcoin precursors a decade before the Satoshi paper. His PhD thesis spanned holographic quantum data storage and AI-assisted cancer screening. He has structured IP strategy for major transactions including the Raytheon/United Technologies merger and the Rockstar patent consortium, and closed AI-licensing deals exceeding $280M with each of AI’s Big Five. Registered with the USPTO (#59600); NASA named Minor Planet 11652 "JOHNBROWNLEE" for his contributions to AI computing.
Peter Baer
Co-Founder & CMO
Peter brings two decades of executive experience across specialty brokerage, commercial risk programs, and captive management. These are the disciplines a buyer’s risk, compliance, and legal teams reach for when reviewing Enigmata. Previously Head of Corporate Development at Palisades Media Ventures, a WPP joint venture, where he managed partnerships with Amazon, Ford, Accenture, Harvard, and Mayo Clinic. Earlier, senior executive roles at Warner Bros. and CBS gave him a decade of practice structuring alliances, managing compliance frameworks, and standing up corporate initiatives at scale. His read on what regulated buyers need to see in a pilot shapes how Enigmata takes its products to market. He holds an MBA from NYU.
Mark brings 25+ years in senior finance leadership across investment banking, private equity, and operating-CFO roles. He began at Chase Manhattan in London before moving through investment-banking and PE positions at Pritchard Capital, AIG Highstar Capital, KRoad Power, and Enron. He subsequently served as CFO and COO at healthcare and energy companies including Sedera, Trivista, Quantum Utility Generation, and Riley Exploration. At Enigmata, Mark leads finance and accounting and partners with the founders on capital raising, M&A, and strategic planning. He holds an MBA from IMD in Lausanne and an LLB from the London School of Economics.
Oliver Wiener
Head of Corporate Development
Oliver is an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor with deep expertise across finance and blockchain technology. Over the past decade he has worked with digital-asset companies across tokenomics, capital strategy, and structured transactions. In 2017 he founded the Association for Digital Asset Markets, the crypto industry’s first self-regulatory organization, and served as Board President through 2021. He is currently an advisor to Figment, the world’s largest staking provider. Previously a Portfolio Manager at Standard Investments and a Co-founder and Senior Partner at BTIG, a global investment bank. Oliver serves on several corporate boards and on two advisory boards at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Emmaline Swanson
Chief of Staff
Emma brings eight years of startup operations, HR, and compliance expertise to Enigmata’s day-to-day execution. Previously at Palantir Technologies as a Business Development Operations Analyst, she ran technical onboarding and L&D programs and supported internal compliance and privacy enforcement. Subsequently Head of Operations and HR at Veraset and Chief of Staff at CoinTracker, building the people, IT, security, and finance scaffolding early-stage technical companies need to scale. She is the founder of Frameworks Labs and Privacounsel, providing fractional ops and compliance support to startups working toward SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. CIPP/US-certified; holds a BS in Human Resource Management from Colorado State University.
Cory Hamilton
Founding Sales Engineer
Cory brings a decade of product leadership across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS, with a track record of scaling regulated platforms. As Head of Product at Quick Med Cards he ran a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform across 26 regulated states. As Principal Data Analyst at Capital One he supported credit-risk operations for 35M+ cardholders. At Enigmata, Cory owns the full lifecycle from pre-sales validation to production deployment, leading discovery, architecture, and end-to-end proofs of concept for organizations blocked on AI adoption by data-security or compliance constraints. Cory holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School and an MS in Public Policy from Heinz College, an MEng from Duke’s Pratt School, and a BA in Mathematics and Computer Science from Boston College.
