Renowned computer scientist, Internet entrepreneur and cancer warrior. . Founder and Chair of Cancer Commons, a non-profit network of physicians, scientists, and patients that Newsweek dubbed the “LinkedIn of Cancer.” Began career in AI and ML, leading elite research groups at SRI International and Schlumberger Ltd. Later, as an Internet commerce pioneer, founded or co-founded five successful startups.
Previous Affiliations: Fellow and former board member of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence, Director of the Public Library of Science (PLoS), Consulting professor of Computer Science at Stanford.
Current: Director of CommerceNet, Efficient Finance, and Patients Like Me. Education: B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT; Ph.D. from Stanford.
Numerous awards for his work in AI, Internet Commerce and patient advocacy.