Leadership
Gordon Avery
Co-Founder & CEO
Gordon is passionate about moving ideas to action. He has experience in the health, energy, consumer and defense sectors as both investor and executive. Gordon holds engineering degrees from Princeton University (BSE) and University of Virginia (ME) and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business. Gordon’s personal experience with traumatic brain injury - two concussions playing football - motivates him to eliminate these injuries so future athletes can be active and safe.
Nicholas Cecchi, PhD
Chief Science and Product Officer
Dr. Cecchi is passionate about improving human safety. He earned engineering degrees from UC Irvine (BS) and Stanford University (PhD), where he studied brain injury biomechanics and helmet technology. Nick's research has led to granted patents, commercialized products, sport policy changes at the national level, and numerous awards. Nick's personal experience with traumatic brain injury - three concussions playing water polo - motivates him to rapidly translate new discoveries to commercial applications that can reduce injury risk for broad populations.
Advisors
David Camarillo, PhD
Dr. Camarillo is an Associated Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University where he studies brain injury with funding provided by NIH, NSF, DoD, and others. He holds engineering degrees from Princeton University (BSE) and Stanford University (MS, PhD). David's personal experience with concussions - two concussions bicycling - and their aftermath motivates him to create safer equipment and prevent traumatic brain injury.
Co-Founder and Sr. Engineering Advisor
Gerald Grant, MD
Co-Founder and Sr. Medical Advisor
Dr. Grant is a neurosurgeon and the Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University Health Center where he specializes in concussion, epilepsy, and brain tumors. He holds degrees from Duke University (BS) and Stanford University (MD) and completed his neurosurgery residency at University of Washington. As a USAF veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Director of Stanford Children’s Concussion Center, and former neurosurgery consultant to the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, Dr. Grant has extensive experience taking care of adults and children with traumatic brain injuries.