# Albert Chalom

> Albert Chalom is a New York-based software engineer and PermitFlow's Founding AI Engineer. After studying at Harvard, teaching theoretical computer science, interning at Quora and Asana, and spending roughly five years as an Asana engineer, he joined PermitFlow in October 2024. His public explanation for the move is unusually concrete: quicker, cheaper permitting can help put more homes, solar panels, EV chargers, and working heating systems into the physical world.

- **Role:** Founding AI Engineer at PermitFlow
- **Organizations:** PermitFlow, Asana, Harvard University, Quora, Harvard University Band
- **Education:** A.B. and S.M., Harvard University, High School Diploma, Livingston High School
- **Known for:** Joined PermitFlow as an early engineering hire and serves as Founding AI Engineer., Spent roughly five years as a software engineer at Asana., Served as a teaching fellow for Harvard's Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science course.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Spoke at Livingston High School's LANCETalks about what he witnessed during a mission in Ghana; he was described as Harvard-bound.
- **2015-2019** — Studied at Harvard University and participated in the Harvard University Band.
- **2017** — Interned as a software engineer at Asana.
- **2018** — Interned as a software engineer at Quora.
- **2018-2019** — Served as a Harvard teaching fellow, including for CS 121, Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science.
- **2019-2021** — Taught with Microsoft AI Skills while beginning his full-time engineering career.
- **2019-2024** — Worked as a software engineer at Asana; Asana publicly credited him among contributors to its dashboards feature.
- **2024** — Joined PermitFlow in October as a founding engineer, later listed as Founding AI Engineer.
- **2025** — Publicly supported PermitFlow's ReconstructLA initiative and wrote about the practical impact of faster permitting after the company's Series B announcement.

## Achievements

- Joined PermitFlow as an early engineering hire and serves as Founding AI Engineer.
- Spent roughly five years as a software engineer at Asana.
- Served as a teaching fellow for Harvard's Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science course.
- Was credited among contributors to Asana's dashboards product launch.
- Served as a manager of the Harvard University Band organization during his undergraduate years.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Celebrated PermitFlow's $54 million Series B and emphasized the company's potential impact on housing, solar, EV charging and urgent home repairs.
- **2025-01** — Publicly supported PermitFlow's ReconstructLA initiative offering permitting help for Los Angeles rebuilding efforts.

## Links

- Website: https://www.permitflow.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-chalom-8773a9112

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Last updated: 2026-09-28