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Meet the team engineering verifiable legal AI.

Signal87 is led by Michael Benezra (CEO & Co-Founder) and Michael Chavira (Co-Founder & Chief Systems Architect). Together, they lead a team building secure, citation-backed document research systems for enterprise legal, legislative, and corporate governance teams.

Legal AI MemoryEnterprise Research EngineRegulatory ComplianceCitation GroundingDocument Intelligence

Executive leadership

Michael Benezra, CEO & Co-Founder of Signal87 AI

Michael Benezra

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Signal87 AI

Michael Benezra is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Signal87. He founded GK Fund, served at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is Partner, North America, at Crewstone International Private Equity. Under his leadership, Signal87 has pioneered verifiable document research memory for high-stakes legal, legislative, and enterprise policy teams. Michael brings a relentless focus on enterprise product design, legal tech innovation, and strategic AI alignment. He also serves as an advisory board member at the Alliance for American Leadership.

ExperienceFounder of GK Fund and Partner, North America, at Crewstone International Private Equity, with prior service at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and experience in startup partnerships, private investment, and international diplomacy.
EducationA.M., Harvard University · B.A. in Social Policy, University of Washington.

Key expertise

Legal AI StrategyEnterprise Document MemoryAI GovernanceProduct VisionMunicipal Tech
Michael Chavira, Co-Founder & Chief Systems Architect of Signal87 AI

Michael Chavira

Co-Founder & Chief Systems Architect

Signal87 AI

Michael Chavira is Co-Founder and Chief Systems Architect at Signal87, leading systems architecture and work with federal and enterprise customers. A former U.S. Navy officer, he co-founded Axiologic Solutions and, as Managing Partner, grew it into a $100 million annual provider to the U.S. intelligence community with more than 300 employees. He also founded Logos Edge Advisory, helping organizations put AI into daily business operations. Michael brings experience in engineering, intelligence, government contracting, and business growth to Signal87's enterprise AI platform.

Experience15+ years in systems engineering, sensor development and enterprise architecture — including sensor systems for the U.S. Army at Booz Allen Hamilton and intelligent systems for power plants at Applied Synergistics.
EducationB.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wyoming · M.S. Finance, American University Kogod School of Business · MBA · Master’s in Systems Engineering.

Key expertise

Systems EngineeringAI Adoption & GovernanceIntelligence CommunityFederal ContractingM&A & Scaling

Boards & service

  • Advisory Council — American University Kogod School of Business
  • Board Chair — City Kids Wilderness Project (Washington, D.C.)
  • Strategic Advisor — Buffalo Bill Center of the West
  • Executive Committee — Boy Scouts of America
Mission & values

The Signal87 mission.

Founded by Michael Benezra and Michael Chavira, Signal87 was built on a single uncompromising thesis: enterprise research AI must be completely verifiable, citation-backed, and immune to memory loss.

01
Verifiable Grounding

Every insight, summary, and comparison links directly to verbatim source clauses with page and line citations.

02
Zero Data Compromise

Enterprise documents remain securely within isolated, client-owned vaults protected by industry-standard security practices.

03
Persistent Memory

Research threads, notes, and vector indices synchronize in real-time across teams via Firebase Firestore.

Timeline

Executive leadership timeline.

PeriodStrategic milestoneLeadership leadOperational impactStatus
2024 · Q3Signal87 FoundationMichael Benezra & Michael ChaviraCo-founded Signal87 to solve hallucination and memory loss in long-context legal and regulatory AI.Completed
2025 · Q1Verifiable Memory Architecture v1Michael ChaviraEngineered real-time citation tracing and multi-document vector index with strict zero-hallucination guardrails.Completed
2025 · Q3Enterprise Beta LaunchMichael BenezraDeployed Signal87 to legal firms, municipal authorities, and healthcare policy research institutions.Completed
2026 · Q1Multi-Doc Engine ExpansionExecutive LeadershipExpanded infrastructure for simultaneous contract comparisons and automated executive brief generation.Active

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