Dr. Michael Pesavento, PhD, Founder of WellAware AI, is a pioneering leader in neurobiology, machine learning, and data science, with a mission to empower individuals by transforming their body and mind's data into actionable insights. His work in deploying WellAware AI technology with wearables has shown its potential to impact millions of people. As a "data alchemist" Dr. Pesavento has created innovative systems and algorithms that turn complex data into meaningful outcomes, drawing on his extensive experience in academia, enterprise companies, and the fast-paced startup world.

With over a decade of leadership in the wearable tech and health industry, Dr. Pesavento’s past roles include creating EEG, ECG, and sleep detection algorithms at Neurosky and applying NLP to medical records at Ciox Health (now Datavant). At Aspen Neuroscience he created computer vision pipelines for stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s and previously led data product development at 3Scan (now Strateos), utilizing cutting-edge computer vision algorithms. His personal journey of self-quantification led to the founding of WellAware AI, a company dedicated to putting personal health analytics in consumers' hands.

In addition to his work in health tech, Dr. Pesavento has made significant contributions in other industries, including his time as Staff Data Scientist at Cruise, where he advanced the measurement of rider comfort in autonomous vehicles, and as an innovator at AWS, where he worked on enterprise solutions for GenAI. WellAware AI's groundbreaking AI agent, capable of reading wearable data and providing both therapeutic and analytical insights, exemplifies Dr. Pesavento's vision of using technology to improve lives. With over 25 years of expertise, Dr. Pesavento is now focused on expanding WellAware AI's impact, aiming to help millions globally live more empowered, healthy lives.