In 2021 and into 2022, BrainMind has convened sector-specific advisory meetings on practical neuroethics engagement in a virtual setting. These sessions helped us to better understand the incentives driving decision-making by stakeholders across neuro-innovation.
BrainMind has been building an active forum for deep discussion on responsible innovation across traditionally siloed disciplines, uniquely connecting neuroethicists with neuroscientists, policymakers, and private sector stakeholders to an unrivaled degree. An immediate outcome has been increased sense of community and enthusiasm for neuroethics amongst our stakeholders, not to mention increased momentum and enthusiasm for an Asilomar-style summit. As we prepare to host “Asilomar for the Brain and Mind,” we are building clear plans for engagement and simultaneously attracting aspirational participants to join the initiative
Advisors and Contributors
Investing
Christian Angermeyer, Apeiron Investment Group
Wesley Chan, FPV Ventures
Max de Vere, MMath, re.Mind Capital
Juan Enriquez, MBA, Excel Venture Management
Arvind Gupta, Indiebio, Mayfield
Ken Howery, Founders Fund, PayPal
Bradley Horowitz, Google, Angel investor
Reid Hoffman, Greylock Partners
Raaid Hossain, Pay it Forward
Steven Jacobs, MS, Lakestar
Amy Kruse, PhD, Prime Movers Lab
Sean O’Sullivan, MFA, SOSV
Alan MacIntosh, Real Ventures
Bob Nelson, MBA, Arch Ventures
Miri Polachek, MBA, Quadrascope Fund (former Joy Ventures)
Bryan Roberts, PhD, Venrock
Maryanna Senko, PhD, Future Ventures
Bo Shao, MBA, Evolve Ventures and Foundation
Denmasrk West, MBA, Connectivity Ventures
Sean White, PhD, Braingels; Former Chief R&D Officer, Mozilla
Gwill York, MBA, Lighthouse Capital Partners, Partners Healthcare, OneMind
Industry
John Abele, Boston Scientific
Matt Botvinick, MD, PhD, Deepmind
Bill Casebeer, PhD, Riverside Research
Deborah Dunsire, MD, Lundbeck
Philip Nelson, PhD, Google Research
Jeffrey Rogers, PhD, IBM Research
Danielle Schlosser, PhD, (former) Verily, Compass Pathways
Steph Thacker, PhD, Meta
Entrepreneurship
Matt Angle, PhD, Paradromics
Ariel Garten, InteraXon/Muse
Adam Gazzaley, PhD, Akili, Jazz, Neuroscape
Séverine Gisin, MS, IDUN Technologies
George Goldsmith, Compass Pathways
Ana Maiques, MBA, Neuroelectrics
Michael McCullough, MD, BrainMind
Tim Mullen, PhD, Intheon
Brian Murphy, PhD, Cumulus Neuroscience
Thomas Reardon, PhD, Meta (former Ctrl-labs)
Erik Rehn, MS, Flow Neuroscience
Dan Rizzuto, PhD, Nia Therapeutics
Philip Sabes, PhD, Neuralink (now Starfish Neuro)
Stephen Kennedy Smith, Pear Therapeutics
Quentin Soulet de Brugiere, PhD, Dreem
Academia
Steven Hyman, PhD, Harvard University, Broad Institute, (Chair)
Ed Boyden, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hillel Braude, MBBCH,PhD, The Mifne Center, Israel
Hervé Chneiweiss, MD, PhD, Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Jennifer Chandler, University of Ottawa
Martha Farah, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Nita Farahany, JD, PhD, Duke University
Calvin Ho, JSD, National University of Singapore
Marcello Ienca, PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
Gary Marchant, PhD, JD, Arizona State University
Bianca Jones Marlin, PhD, Columbia University
Jonathan D. Moreno, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Eisuke Nakawaza, PhD, University of Tokyo
Sebastian Pfotenhauer, PhD, Technical University of Munich
Laura Roberts, MD, Stanford University
Jacob T. Robinson, PhD, Rice University; IEEE Brain
Jane Roskams, PhD, University of Washington & University of British Columbia, CONP, INCF
Julian Savelescue, PhD, Oxford
Nanthia Suthana, PhD, UCLA
Jie Yin, MD, PhD, Fudan University
Jialin Zheng, MD, Tongji University in Shanghai & UNMC
Policy
Bojana Bellamy, JD, LLM, Centre for Information Policy Leadership
Ricardo Chavarriaga, IEEE, CLAIRE
Peggy Hicks, JD, UN Human Rights Office
Thomas R. Insel, MD, former NIMH, Humanest
Jesse Isaacman-Beck, National Institutes of Health
Lyric Jorgenson, PhD, National Institutes of Health
Laura Kreiling, PhD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Myong Hwa Lee, PhD, Office of National R&D Research, South Korea
Pascal Maigné, PhD, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, France
Eric M. Meslin, PhD, Council of Canadian Academies
Matt Perrault, JD, former Facebook, Duke Science and Society
Khara Ramos, PhD, Dana Foundation, NINDS/NIH; BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics Working Group
Philip Rubin, PhD, Haskins Laboratories
Wendell Wallach, PhD, Yale University
David Winickoff, JD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Philanthropy
Cara Altimus, PhD, Milken Institute
Christian Braemer, Benefunder
Amy Bernard, PhD, Kavli Foundation
Caroline Montojo, PhD, Dana Foundation
Andrew Welchman, PhD, (former) Wellcome Trust
Gary Wilson, PhD, Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Gwill York, MBA, One Mind, Museum of Sciences Boston