CORE ADVISORS
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder of LinkedIn, Partner at Greylock Partners, New York Times Best Selling Author, and prominent Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor.
Laura Roberts
Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and a leading authority on ethics, mental health policy, and clinical psychiatry.
Bo Shao
Co-Founder and Chairman of Evolve Ventures, Founder of Eachnet, dedicated to supporting initiatives that advance human well-being and conscious leadership.
Maryanna Saenko
Co-founder and Partner at Future Ventures, supporting frontier technologies that make the world a better place.
Nichol Bradford
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Transformative Technology Lab, Founder and Partner of NIREMIA Collective, and a pioneer in the intersection of technology and human well-being
Ed Boyden
Professor in Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, core member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and the MIT Media Lab, trailbalzer in optogenetics and expansion microscopy
Tom Kalil
Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures and former Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and a driving force behind numerous national science and technology initiatives
Gwill York
Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lighthouse Capital Partners, former Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Boston Museum of Science, extensive experience in financing early-stage technology and life sciences companies
Juan Enriquez
Managing Director of Excel Venture Management, Co-founder of Biotechonomy, and one of the world’s leading experts on the applications and advantages of genomic research
Tom Insel
Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), co-founder of Mindstrong Health, and a pioneer in digital mental health technologies
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Michael McCullough
Founder and CEO
Diana Saville
Co-Founder, President
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founding Advisor
TEAM MEMBERS
Tracy Brandmeyer
CSO
Anna Riggs
Chief of Staff
Hayley Sullivan
Special Projects Director
Audree Rumberger
Special Projects Manager
Special thanks to Calvin Nguyen, one of BrainMind’s original cofounders.
FACULTY ADVISORS, PROGRAM ADVISORS
Geoff Ling
Founding Director of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office, a leading expert in neurotechnology renowned for his work in developing advanced medical technologies for brain injury and neuroprosthetics
Martha Farah
Cognitive neuroscientist and Director of the Center for Neuroscience & Society at the University of Pennsylvania, pioneer on the effects of socioeconomic status on brain development, and champion of neuroethics
Emery Brown
Edward Hood Taplin Professor at MIT and Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, known for his groundbreaking work on the neuroscience of anesthesia and consciousness
Karen Rommelfanger
CEO of the Institute of Neuroethics Think and Do Tank, Director of the Ningen Neuroethics Co-Lab, renowned for her expertise in neuroethics and for advancing ethical frameworks around emerging neurotechnologies and brain science
Jane Roskams
Neuroscientist and professor at the University of British Columbia with expertise in neurogenomics and neuroinformatics, recognized for her leadership in brain repair research and her work advancing open neuroscience initiatives
Karen Parker
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Social Neurosciences Research Program at Stanford University, innovator on the biology of stress, social behavior, and neurodevelopmental disorders
Alison Gopnik
Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, leader in the field of child development, and author of several books that bridge science and philosophy to explain the minds of children
George Church
Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School renowned for his groundbreaking work in gene editing, particularly with CRISPR technology, and for advancing the Human Genome Project
Heather Berlin
Cognitive neuroscientist and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, frequent science communicator on TV and radio, known best for her research on brain mechanisms underlying consciousness, self-control, and impulsive behavior
Antonio Damasio
University Professor, David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience at USC, New York Times bestselling author, and renowned neuroscientist for pioneering research on emotions, decision-making, and consciousness
Mary Lou Jepsen
Founder and CEO of Openwater, former executive at Facebook, Google, and Intel, one of the world’s leading innovators in imaging technology, with over 200 patents to her name
John Cammack
Managing Partner of Cammack Associates, seasoned venture capital investor, prolific angel investor, and leader in the intersection of finance and social impact
Linda Stone
Former executive at Apple and Microsoft, renowned tech visionary, angel investor, and innovator in the field of human attention and wellness
Rosalind Picard
Founder and Director of the Affective Computing Research Group at MIT Media Lab, pioneer in the field of affective computing, co-founder of Empatica, making significant contributions to wearable health tech, particularly in detecting stress and seizures
Rebecca Brachman
Executive Director and Cofounder of a stealth research organization, Visiting Fellow at Cornell Tech, neuroscientist, biotech entrepreneur, developing the first drug designed to prevent PTSD and depression before they occur
John Werner
Managing Director of Link Ventures, Founder & CEO of Ideas in Action, a serial entrepreneur, known for his leadership in connecting innovation, technology, and community building across diverse industries
Paola Arlotta
Chair, Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Associate Member, Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute
Amit Etkin
Founder and CEO at Alto Neuroscience and Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, expert in the neuroscience of psychiatric disorders and their treatments
Tim Mullen
Founder, CEO & Research Director at Intheon, pioneering a cloud-scalable platform for advanced biosignal processing, neural state decoding, and brain-computer interfacing
David Spiegel
Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Director of the Center on Stress and Health and the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, Founder of Reveri, 45+ years of clinical experience
Katharina Volz
Founder and Executive Chairman of OccamzRazor, pioneering novel machine-learning methods to accelerate treatments for Parkinson's Disease
Lauren Wolfe
Behavioral Health Strategy & Business Development Lead at Verily, bring expertise from 10+ years as a mental health clinician
Matt Botvinick
Director of Neuroscience Research, DeepMind; Honorary Professor, Computational Neuroscience, University College London
Eddie Chang
Chair and Professor of Neurosurgery at UCSF, restoring lost function to impaired patients through innovation in BCIs
Magali Haas
Founder, Board Chair, and Senior Advisor at Cohen Veterans Bioscience, with deep scientific expertise in neuroscience, leading groundbreaking initiatives in PTSD, TBI, and brain health research
Maia Mosse
Concierge Primary Care Physician at The Village Doctor, expert in long-term brain health
Jay Sanguinetti
CEO and President of Sanmai Technologies, Professor at the University of Arizona, leading innovation in the use of transcranial focused ultrasound technology
Satchin Panda
Professor at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Author, pioneer in research on circadian rhythms
Amy Kruse
General Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Satori Neuro, entrepreneur and prominent neurotech investor
Elissa Epel
Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry; Director of the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotions Center at UCSF, Author, expert in longevity and aging
Michael Lim
Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, renowned for his pioneering work treating cancer
Adam Gazzaley
Founder & Executive Director of Neuroscape at UCSF; Co-Founder, Board Member & Chief Science Advisor at Akili; Co-founder and Chief Scientist at JAZZ Venture Partners
Louis Andre
CEO at Episteme Inc, Entrepreneur