Aaron Vick

Aaron Vick began building computers at 15, setting in motion a trajectory that would span legal technology, enterprise software, Web3 infrastructure, and conceptual art. His first company, Cypress Systems, built computers, wrote custom software, and provided computer networking services. In the late 1990s, Cypress Systems merged into Rocket Science, a technology company that would go on to build CaseLogistix—the first document research product for legal discovery. After developing the product, Rocket Science was renamed to CaseLogistix, which was later acquired by Thomson Reuters, where he developed the Litigation Product Specialists team.

As CEO of Cicayda, he led innovation in legal discovery technology, launching Novara—a platform that minimized costs of social media collection without illegal web scraping. The company expanded into massive litigations involving tens of thousands of plaintiffs before being acquired by TCDI, where he served as Chief Visionary Officer.

In recent years, Vick has pivoted toward Web3, art, and emerging technology. He founded ETHYS, an autonomous agent marketplace, and EchoRift, infrastructure for AI agent swarms. His conceptual art practice explores the quiet violence of systems we accept as neutral—from on-chain installations like The Living Arcade to provocative pieces like YOU, INC., which prices personhood through algorithmic violence.

Today, he operates as an artist-technologist hybrid: building infrastructure for the agent economy while creating art that surfaces the hidden structures shaping human experience. He's written 10 books, contributed 50+ articles to publications like Forbes, and has served as an expert witness for 20+ years.