Who We Are

We are a cross-disciplinary team of cross disciplinary people with both academic expertise across various disciplines from neuroscience, cognitive science and complex systems to computer science, data science and biomedical engineering, and experience building teams, products and organizations across various domains. We come together with a common goal of both the joy and challenge of discovery as well as the desire to build useful and impactful perspectives and tools that can benefit the future of mankind.

Narayan Subramaniyam, Ph.D.

Research Affiliate

Joseph Taylor

Head of Digital Marketing

Callyn Giese

Senior Manager, Marketing and Events

Olesia Topalo

Manager, Data Operations and Workflow

Sr. John-Mary Vianney

Director, Sapien Labs Center for Research of Brain and Mind at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

Shailender Swaminathan

Director, Sapien Labs Centre for Human Brain and Mind at Krea University

Swaeta Singha-Roy

Program Manager, Sapien Labs Centre for Human Brain and Mind at Krea University

Robert Carter

Acting Executive Director &
Board Member

Maya Thiagarajan

Board Member &
Program Advisor

Rahul Varma

Board Member

Randall Winn

Board Member

Sridhar Venkatesh

Head, Schools for Strong Minds

David Blanchflower

Fellow, Adviser