Ofer Mendelevitch: AI Advisor and RAG Author

A roster profile of Ofer Mendelevitch, independent AI advisor and O'Reilly author of Hands-On RAG for Production, on why retrieval still matters even in the age of agents.

Sep 24, 2026

AI Advisor at Independent

• Co-author, Hands-On RAG for Production (O'Reilly)
• Built the open-source HHEM hallucination model
• Former Head of DevRel, Vectara

"Retrieval is still extremely important even with agents."

This profile is based on Ofer Mendelevitch's conversation with Angelina Yang on Heroes Behind AI. It reflects one conversation, not a comprehensive assessment of Independent.