Meet the Team

CEO and Co-Founder

Ryan has more than 15 years of medical-device experience spanning product strategy, corporate development, program leadership, and non-dilutive funding, including prior leadership at Vivonics. His PhD in bioengineering focused on neurophysiology, giving him the technical and commercial foundation to guide CranioSense through clinical validation and market entry.

COO & Co-Founder

Kris has more than 30 years of medical-device development experience at Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, and multiple startups, and is named on more than 90 issued U.S. patents. He leads product development and operations, guiding CranioSense’s technology from prototype through design controls, manufacturing, and commercialization.

Vice President of Data Science

With a PhD in biomedical engineering from Tufts University and prior algorithm-development experience at ABIOMED, Michele has spent his career applying complex physiological signals to medical-device development. He served as principal investigator for the IPASS program and is an inventor on the patented near-infrared method underlying CranioSense’s noninvasive intracranial-pressure technology.

Biomedical and Marketing Research Coordinator

Nikhila trained in Medical Product Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and has hands-on experience developing device test protocols, analyzing performance data, and supporting usability studies with surgeons. She applies that experience at CranioSense by connecting product-development work with clinician feedback, market research, and commercialization priorities.

Founding Chairman of the Board

Gordon founded Vivonics after leading the Biomedical Division of Infoscitex and has spent decades moving biomedical technologies from government-funded R&D into licensed and commercial programs. He provides strategic oversight and continuity from the original IPASS platform through CranioSense’s clinical and commercial development.

Head of Commercialization

John co-founded DataPop, served as COO overseeing product, engineering, R&D, and technical operations, and helped lead the company through its acquisition by Criteo. He later co-founded Undivided and brings CranioSense a founder’s perspective on product strategy, company building, and scalable execution.

Head of Business Development

Eric brings more than 20 years of regulated-medtech experience across Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical, Smith & Nephew, and Titan Medical, spanning engineering, product management, commercialization, corporate development, and governance. His work in surgical robotics and strategic transactions gives CranioSense seasoned guidance on product strategy, partnerships, and growth.

Head of Reimbursement Strategy

Diana brings more than 30 years of medical coding, reimbursement, and education experience across hospital, academic, and consulting settings. Her RHIA, CCS, and CPC credentials, together with her work as an AHIMA ICD-10 trainer, ground CranioSense’s coding and payment strategy in the practical requirements for reimbursement and adoption.

Systems Engineering

Mindy earned her PhD through the Harvard–MIT program in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics and helped transfer carbon-nanotube device fabrication from the laboratory to commercial semiconductor facilities. Her experience turning advanced research into manufacturable systems strengthens CranioSense’s technology-development work.

Clinical Research Manager

Nikole combines biomedical engineering training from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with hands-on experience managing clinical studies, data, and quality systems. Having supported IPASS research at Vivonics and co-authored work on noninvasive intracranial-pressure monitoring, she brings valuable continuity to CranioSense’s clinical-validation program.

Project Management

Katie Pereira, PMP, is an experienced program management leader with more than 20 years of experience driving complex initiatives, organizational change, and strategic execution.

Finance and Accounting

Christopher Jensen brings financial and strategic advisory expertise to support companies in making informed decisions and building sustainable growth.

Regulatory and CRO Partner

Nilo Medical Consulting Group partners with healthcare innovators to provide expert regulatory strategy, clinical research, quality systems, and product lifecycle support from early development through market entry.

QE/QA Partner 

Cannon Quality Group provides outsourced quality and regulatory expertise to help medical technology companies build compliant, scalable systems and advance products from development through commercialization.

Engineering Partner 

Goddard Product Development is a full-service engineering and product development consultancy helping medical technology companies transform complex ideas into safe, scalable, market-ready products.

Software Engineering Partner

bene : studio is an end-to-end MedTech software design and development consultancy helping healthcare innovators build robust, scalable digital products from concept through deployment.