Our Values
At BRAIN.Q, we are guided by the wise words of some of the greatest thought leaders in the world.
Be a team player
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
Michael Jordan
Act with passion
"You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out."
Steve Jobs
Always persevere
"The difference in winning and losing is most often…not quitting."
Walt Disney
Be authentic
"Be yourself as everyone else is already taken."
Oscar Wilde
Remain humble
"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing."
Socrates
Dream big, inspire hope and make a difference
"You’re as great as the cause that you serve, and as young as your dreams"
Shimon Peres
Dare to push the envelope
"I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.”
Astrid Lindgren
Leadership
Yotam Drechsler
Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Director
Yotam leads BRAIN.Q Technologies with a focus on driving innovation and growth. Recognized by WSJ as a Tech leader, a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer Champion, and a Forbes Technology Official Member. Before leading BRAIN.Q Yotam worked for BCG on global strategy projects LinkedIn
Yaron Segal, PhD
Chief Innovation Officer & Co-founder
Yaron has established expertise in atmospheric sciences and co-founded BRAIN.Q Technologies following his son's diagnosis of Familial Dysautonomia. Before BRAIN.Q, he co-founded the IARD Institute for Advanced R&D, specializing in meteorology and satellite data analysis. Yaron leads BRAIN.Q's research as CINO. LinkedIn
Prof. Esther Shohami
Chief Scientific Officer & Co-founder
Esthy leverages her world-renowned expertise in neurotrauma research to drive scientific advancements at BRAIN.Q. With a distinguished career and profound contributions to neuroscience, she plays a pivotal role in validating BRAIN.Q's scientific development. LinkedIn
Assaf Lifshitz
Chief Operating Officer
Assaf drives the company's clinical operations world wide at BRAIN.Q with a proven track record of successful leadership in Commercial Law, Marketing, and Product. LinkedIn
Amir Salhuv
Chief Technology Officer
Amir leads BRAIN.Q’s R&D efforts at BRAIN.Q leading AI, data science, and product & engineering, ma strategy. Amir had prior R&D leadership roles in several companies Water.io, impacX, and Powermat Technologies. LinkedIn
Yair Lichterman, CPA (Adv.)
VP Finance, GM BrainQ Israel
Yair Lichterman, CPA (Adv.), currently holds the positions of General Manager at BRAIN.Q Israel and Vice President of Finance at BRAIN.Q Technologies. His extensive career has included roles across various industries and companies, such as Teva Pharmaceuticals and PayPal, where he gained significant experience in financial management and strategic business planning. He has a dual degree in Accounting and Law from Tel Aviv University and is both a certified public accountant and a licensed lawyer in Israel. LinkedIn
Stacey Pugh
Board Member
Stacey is a leader in medical technology with 20 years of experience in medical device research, development, and commercialization. Before joining the team, Stacey was the Chief Commercial Officer at Butterfly Network, leading planning, organization, sales, and marketing. She has also held positions as President of Medtronic’s Neurovascular Operating Unit and Vice President of Global Medical Affairs and Clinical Affairs at Covidien’s Neurovascular Division.
Stacey spent her early career in a variety of clinical development roles at Kinetic Concepts and began her career in critical care and trauma nursing, nursing education, and directed the human subject research program for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centers. LINKEDIN
Kevin Sheth
Advisory Board
Dr. Kevin Sheth is a Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine, where he also directs the Yale Center for Brain & Mind Health. As the Chief Medical Adviser at Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals, he leverages his extensive expertise in neurocritical care and translational research to advance treatments for acute brain injuries. Sheth's career is marked by significant contributions to stroke research and clinical trials, as well as leadership roles at Yale and the University of Maryland. His work continues to shape the future of neurological care and innovation. LinkedIn
Jorgen Hansen
Advisory Board
Jorgen Hansen is a seasoned executive with a proven track record in leading companies with over $1B in revenue. Currently, he serves as the CEO of Gravitas Medical and Chairman of the Board at Realize Health Partners. With extensive leadership experience from Cantel Medical and Coloplast, Jorgen has successfully driven global teams and transformational change. His expertise includes global marketing, business development, and operational leadership. Jorgen has led numerous successful M&A deals and holds a Bachelor's in Foreign Trade from Copenhagen Business School and executive education from Harvard Business School. LinkedIn
Jeffrey L. Saver, MD
Advisory Board
Dr. Jeff Saver is a world-renowned neurologist specializing in stroke treatment and research. He is a Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Director of the UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center. Dr. Saver has advanced stroke management through pioneering clinical trials and numerous research publications. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and is a leading voice in neurology and stroke care. LinkedIn
Prof. Takao K. Hensch, PhD
Advisory Board
Takao is a Joint Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard’s Center for Brain Science. He directs the NIMH Silvio Conte Center on Mental Health Research and is involved in global initiatives as Co-Director of Child Brain Development at CIFAR and Director at the International Research Center for Neurointelligence at The University of Tokyo. LinkedIn
Steven C. Cramer, MD
Advisory Board
Dr. Steven Cramer specializes in stroke rehabilitation research. He is the Medical Director of Rehabilitation Research at California Rehabilitation Institute and a Professor of Neurology at UCLA. As a stroke neurologist, Dr. Cramer's work focuses on neural repair and recovery of movement after central nervous system injury, with an emphasis on stroke. His research includes treatments such as robotics, brain stimulation, and telehealth. He also serves as co-principal investigator of the NIH StrokeNet clinical trials network, where he leads the Recovery & Rehabilitation Group.
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