Our Team

We’ve assembled experts from the cutting edge of life science, technology, healthcare and beyond – for our mission to transform the future of personalized wellness.

Meet our founders

Meet our advisors & experts

Co-Founders

Pelin Thorogood, M.Eng, MBA

Co-founder, Executive Chairwoman

Jeff Chen, MD, MBA

Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Ted Roth, JD - executive team

Ted Roth, JD

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer

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Emily K. Pauli, PharmD

Chief Research Officer

Jason - executive team

Jason Liebrecht

Chief Technology Officer

Meghan Laurs is VP of Operations for Radicle Science, history's first 100% virtual, large scale clinical trials on supplements.

Meghan Laurs, MBA

VP of Operations

Sean Ahrens

Chief Product Officer

Senior Advisors

Tom Blue

Tom Blue

Strategic Industry Advisor of The Institute of Functional Medicine

Peter H. Diamandis, MD executive team

Peter H. Diamandis, MD

Chairman of Advisory Board

Martin Hahn, JD

Martin Hahn, JD

Regulatory Counsel

Tom Aarts, co-founder of the Nutrition Business Journal and founder and co-chair of the NBJ Summit, joined Radicle’s advisory board

Tom Aarts

Senior Industry Advisor

Bruce Hansen, MBA - executive team

Bruce Hansen, MBA

Independent Director

Deb Bronston-Culp, CFA

Independent Director

Jonathan Fielding, MD, MBA, MA, MPH

Jonathan Fielding, MD, MBA, MA, MPH

White House Advisor, Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Keith Ferrazzi

Keith Ferrazzi

Former CMO, Deloitte, NYT Bestselling Author

Team Members

Emerly

Emerly Machado-Villavicencio

Project Manager

Varun

Varun Malik, MS

Data Scientist/SWE

RachelMcClain

Rachel K McClain

Study Manager

Megan

Megan Moseley

VP of Research Operations

Lara

Lara Chad Pellon

Marketing Coordinator

Leo Robinton - team

Leo Robinton

VP of Brand Partnerships

Emma

Emma Joy Schaetz

Study Manager

Dave Slagle - executive team

Dave Slagle

Senior Director of Brand Partnerships & Marketing

Corey Bryant

VP of Biostatistics and Data Science

Austin Mitchell

Austin Mitchell

Research Technology Manager

Michele Hiserodt

Michele Hiserodt

Director of Research Technology

Renita Gidlund

Renita Gidlund

Junior Full Stack Developer

Chris Hughes

Director of Sales

Sarah Burden Supplement Clinical Trial

Sarah Burden

VP of Sales

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Kaitlyn White

Research Specialist

Sergio Araya-Zúñiga

Software Engineer

Carol Sandí Fernández

Mid Software Engineer

Giovanny de León

Sr. QA Automation Engineer

Jerson Arroyo

Software Engineer

With over 10 years of experience in the dietary supplement industry as a consultant and CRO, as well as over 20 years of experience in academia and nutrition research, Susan Hewlings joined Radicle Science.

Susan Hewlings, PhD

VP of Research Affairs

Armin Jamshidi, MS - executive team

Armin Jamshidi, MS

Director of Data Science

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Grace Lightfoot

Director of Communications

Advisory Team

Our advisory team brings together experts from the cutting edge of science, technology, health and beyond to support our mission to offer the first ever path to natural medicine validation.

Rhona S. Applebaum, PhD

Rhona S. Applebaum, PhD

Former Chief Science and Health Officer, Coca Cola

Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, PhD

Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, PhD

Senior Advisor, FDA

Sherry Franklin, MD

Sherry Franklin, MD

Medical Director, United Healthcare

Katharina Sophia Volz, PhD

Katharina Sophia Volz, PhD

Forbes 30 Under 30, MIT 35 Under 35

Sheldon Borkin

Sheldon Borkin, PhD

Former Chief Security Officer, WedMD

Adam Rockefeller Growald

Adam Rockefeller Growald

Board Member, Rockefeller Family Fund

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Joe Dickson

Co-Founder and Head of Standards at Merryfield

Jaclyn Bowen, MPH, MS

Jaclyn Bowen, MPH, MS

Executive Director, Clean Label Project

Charlie Lyons

Charlie Lyons

Producer of Films Generating >$2B revenue

Pamela Harbour

Former FTC Commissioner

Ajay Verma, neurologist, neuroscientist, drug developer, inventor and biotech science advisor, partners with Proof-as-a-Service company.

Ajay Verma, MD/PhD

Neurologist, Neuroscientist, Drug developer, Inventor and Biotech Science Advisor

Chris D’Adamo, Ph.D.

Chris D’Adamo, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland

Derek Loewy, PhD

Derek Loewy, PhD

Director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Scripps Clinic Sleep Center

Kelsey Laird, PhD

Kelsey Laird, PhD

Clinical Psychologist & Research Scientist

Ryan Vandrey, PhD

Ryan Vandrey, PhD

Professor, Behavioral Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University

Chris Colwell

Chris Colwell, PhD

Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Science, UCLA

Davey Smith, MD, MAS, supports Radicle Science to close the proof gap.

David Smith, MD

Chief, Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, UC San Diego Health

Jill Waalen, MD, MPH

Jill Waalen, MD, MPH

Co-director, Biostatistics, Scripps Research Translational Institute

Dr. Kirsten Tillisch united with Proof-as-a-Service company to transform clinical trials and health insight generation.

Kirsten Tillisch, MD

Professor of Medicine, Digestive Diseases and Functional Medicine, UCLA

Marcha Isabelle Chaudry, Esq.

Attorney, Founder of The Equity and Wellness Collaborative (EWC)

100+

advanced university degrees

We’re a highly-experienced team of renowned experts and trailblazers operating at the intersection of digital health, big data, and natural medicines.

100s

of years of experience

Our collective experience in clinical trials, natural products, big data and analytics, public health, FDA, technology, and digital marketing bring a new approach to clinical trials and insight generation.

1000’s

peer-reviewed publications

Our team has collectively co-authored thousands of peer-reviewed publications throughout their scientific careers, bringing that experience to the Radicle Proof Engine™