TOTAL BRAIN

This Is Your Brain On Food.  Uma Naidoo, M.D.  Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food as medicine space: She is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a Nutrition Specialist. Her applied research work is in "Nutritional Psychiatry" and she is rega...

Dr Daniel Johnston, MD, MPH is a decorated veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, where he served  in a variety of positions as a physician and public health expert. His tours included the Pentagon, White House, Army Surgeon General’s Office and multiple overseas assignments and tours. While in Iraq in 2011 on a full time medical assignment, he received approval to examine the role of nu...

Tony Woodall is in better shape at 62 than he was at 32. Using his Goal Getting program, Don’t Just Set’em, Get’em,  he recently achieved his goal-weight, going from 300 pounds to 185 pounds. He developed his program when he learned how to overcome limiting beliefs in his training as a hypnotherapist and combined it with scientifically proven goal setting techniques. He studied hypnotherapy under...

Srini Pillay, M.D. is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, brain researcher, technology entrepreneur, and a certified master executive coach who works with Fortune 500 companies as a leadership development expert. He is also an award-winning author of several books, his last book being “Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind.”    one article on brain-brain interactions: https:...

Anu Acharya is a serial entrepreneur, columnist, poet, and a prolific speaker at various forums around the wold. As the Founder & CEO of Mapmygenome, she introduced the concept of personal genomics in India with the launch of Genomepatri in 2013. She co-founded and pioneered her first venture Ocimum Biosolutions from 2000 to 2013 through a platform called RaaS that included innovative bioinfor...

Dr. Shelley Carson PhD is a Harvard-trained psychologist; she continues to lecture and conduct research in the Harvard Department of Psychology.  She is also member of Harvard's Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program and a founding member of the Brain Health Initiative. Her research on resilience and creativity has been published widely in peer-reviewed journals, and she is well-known internationa...

Dr. Heidi Hanna PhD  is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Senior Researcher with the Brain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress . She is also an instructor at Harvard at a regular lecturer at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa. She’...

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology from Harvard.  He is now the psychiatric medical director for AbleTo the leading evidence guided, outcomes defined, virtual and d...

Glen R. Elliott, Ph. D., M.D. Chief Psychiatrist and Medical Director Children’s Health Council  Dr. Elliott received his M.D and Ph. D. from Stanford School of Medicine in the Medical Scientist Training Program.  He did his general psychiatry residency at Harvard’s McLean Hospital and child and adolescent psychiatry residency at Stanford.  A board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, he h...

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology from Harvard.  He is now the psychiatric medical director for AbleTo the leading evidence guided, outcomes defined, virtual and d...

A licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder of one of the largest autism service providers in the nation, Dr. Ronit Molko has over 30 years of experience serving the behavioral health community, including autism, traumatic brain injury, home health and senior living. With her unique combination of clinical, service and business expertise, Dr. Molko is steering the conversation toward focusing...

Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Index...

Dr David Whitehouse. MD,PhD is a Cambridge University undergraduate, a Harvard trained psychiatrist with over 20 years experience, with leading managed behavior change companies in the US. He also has an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate in Theology from Harvard.  He is now the psychiatric medical director for AbleTo the leading evidence guided, outcomes defined, virtual and d...

Karyn Buxman is a TEDx speaker, one of 49 women in the world to be inducted into the National Speaker's Association "Speaker Hall of Fame," a successful author—and a neurohumorist (she lives at the intersection of humor and the brain.) Whew! As The Global Expert in Strategic Humor for Business , Karyn helps high performers go from great to world class . Her upcoming book is Funny Me...

Dr. Heidi Hanna PhD  is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Senior Researcher with the Brain Health Initiative, and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress . She is also an instructor at Harvard at a regular lecturer at Canyon Ranch Resort and Spa. She’...

Louis Gagnon is the CEO of Total Brain, a mental health and wellness platform offering monitoring and support.  He is Advisor to TPG Capital, a top-tier US private equity firm who named him CEO of Ride, a portfolio company that he restructured.  As a corporate executive, Louis held dual Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer roles at Audible/Amazon, Yodle and Monster Worldwide.  As an e...

Will Semmes runs a strategic consulting firm in LA focusing on security and management clients. Prior to his current work, Will served in various leadership roles in California Governor Schwarzenegger's administration, from the Department of General Services to the California Conservation Corps (where he oversaw over 2000 employees). Before working for the Governor, Will started and sold an i...

Dr Evian Gordon is Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific pu...

Will Semmes runs a strategic consulting firm in LA focusing on security and management clients. Prior to his current work, Will served in various leadership roles in California Governor Schwarzenegger's administration, from the Department of General Services to the California Conservation Corps (where he oversaw over 2000 employees). Before working for the Governor, Will started and sold an i...

Professor Anthony Hannan is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Laboratory. Prof. Hannan received his undergraduate training and PhD in neuroscience from the University of Sydney. He was then awarded a Nuffield Medical Fellowship at the University of Oxford, where he subsequently held other research positions before returning to Australia on an NHMR...

 Founder and Chairman Brain Resource Company and TotalBrain (2000). Founder of the largest standardized International Brain Database. Scientific Chairman and Founding Director, The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Hospital. Director of BRAINnet.net. • Principal Investigator of the first study (iSPOT) to predict treatment response in Depression. Over 250 peer-reviewed scientific publications. H-Inde...

Dr. Shelley Carson PhD is a Harvard-trained psychologist; she continues to lecture and conduct research in the Harvard Department of Psychology.  She is also member of Harvard's Mind, Brain, and Behavior Program and a founding member of the Brain Health Initiative. Her research on resilience and creativity has been published widely in peer-reviewed journals, and she is well-known internationa...

Chris Darwin is a great great grandson of Charles Darwin. Early in life his grandmother gave him the advice of his life, ‘If you cannot be first, be different.’    He has a degree in Psychology and Physical Geography. His first career was in advertising. His second was as an adventurer. Two of his expeditions were world firsts.    He is on a life quest to bring about global peak meat. He has creat...

Stay calm to respond instead of reacting Awareness gives me choice. Choice gives me freedom With Practice… I can have emotional control   John Assaraf is one of the leading mindset and behavioral experts in the world who has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.  His latest bestselling book Innercise: The Proven Science to Unleash Your Brain’s Hi...

Crystal Fernando is the Owner and Founding Partner of WhatBox Innovation Partners.  Crystal is a global leader and change-maker with over twenty years of experience in strategy activation, start-up growth, technology, innovation and service design. She has advised leaders and teams in more than 20 countries with a focus on bringing new ideas to market. Before starting WhatBox, Crystal acted as a t...