Meet the Team

Tenet's Founder, Caleb Vail
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Caleb Vail

Founder

Caleb Vail is the founder of Tenet, a K-12 AI governance platform that helps schools manage student AI use safely, privately, and in line with district policy. He built Tenet around a simple belief: schools need real control over AI adoption without adding heavy infrastructure or sending sensitive student activity through unnecessary third-party systems. Caleb’s background spans physics, technical problem solving, and building technology businesses.

Kirk Palmer

AI Advisor, Cal Fawell

Cal Fawell

Director of Partnerships

Kirk Palmer serves as Director of Partnerships for TrueMadeAI. He began his career as a high school math teacher after earning a degree in Mathematics and Economics, giving him firsthand experience with schools and students. He later spent 37 years at IBM in sales, sales management, and sales training roles, where he developed a deep focus on relationship building, client trust, and practical technology adoption. During his IBM career, Kirk earned an MBA and completed IBM’s Client Executive Certification through a Harvard University program. At TrueMadeAI, Kirk helps lead Tenet’s school and partner outreach, working with districts and education vendors as they navigate responsible AI use.

AI Ethics Advisor

Cal Fawell is a doctor in philosophy from UNC Chapel Hill. His research focuses on issues in epistemology and the philosophy of language, and he has experience teaching a wide variety of undergraduate courses at UNC. At Tenet, he draws on his experience as a teacher and researcher to develop up-to-date ethical use guidelines for clients, as well as to carefully assess the ethical implications of AI strategies and policies.

View his work here