I like finding things that make life better, and then scaling them so more people have access. Software is often the mechanism, but not always.
What I’m building today
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As the experts at incorporating digital measures into clinical trials, HumanFirst is unlocking better research for all humans, sooner. We enable the planning and integration of wearables, sensors and apps into clinical trials. Press: WSJ, Forbes, TechCrunch.
Angel Investing
I have a lot of fun supporting early stage teams.
Over the past few years, I’ve made 45+ angel investments. Some of my public investments are listed on AngelList.
As of October 2022, 68% of my investments are in health/bio 🧬 (and 23% are in psychedelic biotech 🍄), 9% in Web3 🚀, and 38% are consumer-oriented (across fertility 🐣, wellness/performance 💪, creator economy 🎨, and security 🛡)
Investing Process
Step 1: Send me a DM; I need a deck, but a product I can play with is even better
Step 2: Zoom meeting (30 min or so)
Step 3: Asynchronous due diligence, and I’ll let you know within 48 hours 💸
Working Together
Want to learn more about collaborating with me? Check out my User Guide.
Community
I’m on the Board of Directors of VisionSpring. Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people get access to quality eye care.
I also serve on the Board of the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), which I co-founded with Jen Goldsack and Dan Karlin in 2018.
Founding team at Ummo, a personalized speech coach. Public speaking is hard, Ummo makes it easier. Showcased by the Apple App Store as The Top 3 “Apps We Love” in Spring 2016.
Co-founded CODE@HBS, the computer science and engineering organization at Harvard Business School.
I come from a big Greek-Irish New England family. I’m currently the co-founder and CEO of HumanFirst. Previously, I was a EIR at the FDA in the Digital Health Unit, and before that, a software engineer at Instacart and Akili Interactive, a leader in digital medicine and developer of the first FDA-cleared video game.
Before transitioning into engineering, I worked at KKR Capstone and McKinsey, where I focused on the healthcare, energy, and financial industries. Duke Grad. Digital rights advocate. I have a not-so-secret obsession with all things Taylor Swift.