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Ronjon Nag

Advisor, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Group

Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 connection

Stanford University

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About

Dr. Ronjon Nag is a renowned inventor, entrepreneur, and educator, with over 40 years of experience in developing AI technologies for smartphones, neural networks, and biotechnology. He is the Founder and President of R42 Group, a family office and venture group that invests primarily in AI, biotechnology, and science, and supports pre-seed stage companies in their growth journey. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Genetics in the Stanford School of Medicine and a Visiting Fellow at the Stanford Center for Language and Information (CSLI), where he teaches popular courses on AI, Genes, Ethics, Longevity Science, and Venture Capital. He is a Fellow and Trustee of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Lifetime Member of the ACM. He has won multiple prestigious awards, including the IET Mountbatten Medal, the $1m Verizon Powerful Answers Award, the COGX AI Lifetime Achievement Award, the MIT Great Dome Award and is the 2024 Silicon Valley Engineering Council Hall of Fame Inductee. He is a founder, advisor, board member, and part owner of some 100 AI and Biotech start-ups, and has sold his companies to Apple, BlackBerry, and Motorola. He is passionate about inventing

Experience

Advisor, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine GroupStanford University
Mar 2025
Adjunct Professor in Genetics in the School of MedicineStanford University
Apr 2022
Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Language and InformationStanford University
Oct 2018
Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Interdisciplinary FellowStanford University
Nov 2015
Founder and PresidentR42 Group
Sep 2019
Co-FounderSuperbio.ai
Jun 2021
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founderAGEMICA
Jan 2023
Executive DirectorGTCardio
Jan 2019
Chairman Of The Board Of DirectorsBounce Imaging
Mar 2015
Co FounderPayplant
Aug 2013
MemberCambridge Angels
Apr 2014
Board ObserverCeleris Therapeutics
Feb 2021 to Dec 2024
Advisory Board MemberKitchology Inc.
Jan 2015 to Jun 2023
InvestorIntrohive
Jan 2014 to Apr 2022
Chairman & Co-FounderErsatz Labs
Jan 2014 to Dec 2016
Advisory Board MemberVocalIQ (acquired by Apple)
Jan 2015 to Oct 2015
Vice President App World & Intelligent Systems GroupBlackBerry
Sep 2010 to Feb 2013
CEO oo-founderMotorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)
Jan 1992 to Jul 1999
VP & General ManagerMotorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)
Nov 1993 to Jun 1999

Education

Stanford University
DIstinguished Careers Institute Interdisciplinary Fellow Center for the Study of Language and Information
2015 to 2018
MIT Sloan School of Management
S.M Management Science
1989 to 1991
Stanford University
Harkness Fellow Department of Psychology
1991 to 1992
University of Cambridge
PhD Engineering
1984 to 1988
University of Birmingham
B.Sc. (1st class Hons) Electronic and Electrical Engineering
1981 to 1984
Stanford University School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor AI Genes Ethics Longevity Science and Venture Capital
2022