Pavel Kysela is an expert in data, AI, and technology-consulting leadership, with a specialty in growth through M&A and large-scale corporate transactions. He spent over a decade as CEO of Adastra Czech Republic, leading the group's acquisitions of creative agency Proboston Creative and AI firm Blindspot Solutions, before moving in late 2023 into a global role as Adastra Group's Chief Operating Officer -- a capacity in which he helped lead the group through a landmark 2025 transaction in which global investment firm Carlyle acquired a majority stake in Adastra, valuing the international data and AI consultancy at roughly $400 million.