About
Our Vision
21st Century AEYE envisions a world in which communities, near and far, are free from fear of becoming the next target of a school shooter’s fantasy. As a visionary albeit practical, forward-looking, apolitically pragmatic platform, 21st Century AEYE defend platform will harness cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine-Learning (ML) technologies to provide a remedy to the decades-old school-shooting crisis, thereby ensuring the safety and security of students, teachers, and staff, while strengthening the resilience of schools, institutions, families, and communities, the nation over.
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Meet Our Team
Said Bilani
Founder & CEO
Said Bilani, Ed.M., M.A., has consulted and advised businesses, governments, and international institutions, and appears regularly as a news analyst and TV commentator, wherein he has covered areas concerning foreign policy, and political analysis, which have stretched national and international security affairs. “He has also advised local, state, regional, and national governments, and stakeholders on education regarding the adoption of multi-layered school safety solutions.”
As an alumnus of Harvard with a graduate degree in International Education Policy, Said has gone on to teach courses on leadership in the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Executive Education Programs. Said also earned dual degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, all of which have emboldened his mission to meet the pressing need for enhanced and revitalized safety and security solutions, with a resolve to prevent tragedies before they unfold.
With a keen eye for innovation aimed at overcoming one of the 21st century’s most perennial problems, Said seeks to harness 21st Century AEYE’s cutting-edge and state-of-the-art Weapons Detection and Alert Platform as the pinnacle of security solutions to save lives.
Brannon Castleberry
Co-Founder & Partner
Brannon Castleberry is a Beverly Hills-based Businessman, Strategic Director, Advisor and Consultant on political and governmental affairs as well as international defense and is an acclaimed security consultant who has successfully raised millions of dollars in his private and public practice which has spanned nearly every local, state, and federal office in the continental United States.