Watson Ξ (Xi)
Chief Executive Officer at Arboreal AI
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About
MIT alum, PhD in Applied Math with 20+ years in AI/ML/Data, 10 in health tech. Scaled two startups to acquisition as early team member. Led the AI/ML division at Ginger and Headspace for 4 years, building personalization, engagement, and behavioral health products for coaches and millions of members. Deep expertise in domain and business playbooks to scale AI-driven health and wellness solutions. I’m passionate about using AI to amplify human well-being and support a healthier planet. My work focuses on creating practical solutions to improve individual and collective well-being. I believe that meaningful change happens through small, accessible shifts in physiology, emotion, and behavior and at scale can sum to create the thriving world we know is possible. I love building teams that translate innovation into real-world impact for health and well-being and draw on a depth of personal expertise in AI, machine learning, analytics, applied mathematics and data science. Since 2019, I have been applying generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to mental and behavioral health, bringing this new tool chest of technological magic to bear on some of the toughest problems our world fa
Experience
Jan 2022 to Jul 2023
Aug 2019 to Feb 2022
Jan 2018 to Aug 2019
Nov 2016 to Jan 2018
May 2016 to Dec 2017
Mar 2015 to Apr 2016
Aug 2013 to Dec 2013
Education
Bachelor's Degrees Brain and Cognitive Science Philosophy
1998 to 2003
PhD Applied Mathematics
2007 to 2014
Cognitive and Computing Sciences Philosophy
2000 to 2001