# Steven Mih

> Steven Mih is a San Francisco entrepreneur who co-founded Ahana, acquired by IBM in 2023, and Across AI. A former CEO of Aviatrix and Alluxio, he now leads Action State Group, building open-source tools and proposed standards for verifiable records of AI-agent actions.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Action State Group
- **Organizations:** Action State Group, Across AI, Ahana, Presto Foundation, Francisco Park Conservancy, Alluxio, Aviatrix, Couchbase, Transitive, Cadence Design Systems, AMD
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of California San Diego
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ahana, acquired by IBM in April 2023., Led Ahana through its $20 million Series A in 2021., Co-founded Across AI with Nilou Salehi and Afshin Nikzad.

## Career timeline

- **1996–1999** — Field Sales Engineer at AMD.
- **1999–2003** — Sales leadership at Cadence Design Systems.
- **2003–2008** — Led worldwide sales at Transitive; IBM acquired the company in 2008.
- **2010–2015** — Led worldwide sales at Couchbase.
- **2016–2019** — CEO of Aviatrix.
- **2019–2020** — CEO of Alluxio.
- **2020** — Co-founded Ahana and served as CEO.
- **2023** — IBM acquired Ahana in April.
- **2024** — Co-founded Across AI and served as CEO at launch.
- **2026** — Founder and CEO of Action State Group; Across AI lists him among its advisors and investors.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ahana, acquired by IBM in April 2023.
- Led Ahana through its $20 million Series A in 2021.
- Co-founded Across AI with Nilou Salehi and Afshin Nikzad.
- Served on the Presto Foundation governing board.
- Authored the individual Agent Action Capsule Internet-Draft.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Confirmed abandonment of provisional patents associated with IETF intellectual-property disclosures.
- **2026-09** — Spoke at AGNTCon and MCPCon Europe in Amsterdam on September 17.
- **2026-09** — Updated the Agent Action Capsule individual Internet-Draft on September 26.
- **2026-10** — Action State lists an October 9 essay by Mih on independently verifiable evidence for independent AI evaluation.

## Links

- Website: https://actionstate.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmih

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