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Who is Hesam Dadafarin?
A co-founder of Tali AI, the Toronto company behind an ambient AI scribe for physicians. Tali's about page, checked in September 2026, lists him as "Co-founder and CTPO" and says Tali was founded in 2020 by healthcare technology leaders Mahshid Yassaei and Hesam Dadafarin, who have dedicated their careers to improving how care is delivered and experienced.
Is Hesam Dadafarin Tali AI's CTO?
His title on Tali's own about page, checked in September 2026, is CTPO — co-founder and chief technology and product officer. Earlier references, including Tali's own TechTO-era material, use CTO for the same role.
How did Tali AI start?
Canadian Healthcare Technology reported in August 2023 that Tali began as a voice-enabled COVID question-and-answer chatbot for healthcare professionals. The need for that was short-lived, but it convinced Yassaei and her co-founder Dadafarin that their speech recognition technology could handle the terminology used in healthcare.
Is he still at Tali AI?
Yes. Tali's about page, checked in September 2026, still lists him on the leadership team as co-founder and CTPO, alongside Yassaei as co-founder and CEO, a CFO, a VP of engineering and a VP of sales.