MINDSET was created to bring brain injury science-based solutions to the forefront of clinical and legal markets in an approach that ensures accurate data collection, specialized data analysis, and objective results.
Our team shares a passionate belief:
A need for robust and user-friendly tools and educational support exists at the intersection of law and brain injury science. Only the best evidence-based and well-validated brain injury science should be available for your use.
The Team
Chris N Airriess, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Airriess has a long history of connecting business and science in the development of MedTech solutions and is thrilled to be part of the MINDSET team and lead them into the next phase of Company growth. In his previous role as CEO of Cortechs.ai, he drove strategic development of the company that pioneered the application of volumetric MRI to routine clinical practice. Prior to Cortechs.ai, as COO of California Stem Cell (acquired by Caladrius Biosciences), Dr. Airriess drove company development from start-up to the clinical development phase of several therapeutic candidates, including FDA approval to begin a Phase III clinical trial.
Jason Kerkmans, JD
Founder & EVP | Strategic Development
Jason identified the scalable potential of MINDSET’s scientific analysis in the legal and clinical markets. Appointed to the NM Brain Injury Advisory Council, he has worked on legal briefings in state, military, and federal courts including the US Supreme Court.
Rebecca Shore, M.S., J.D.
Vice President | Clinical & Legal Operations
Rebecca brings years of experience to her role, having been an integral part of Mindset Consulting, the company's earlier iteration. Rebecca holds degrees in Science, Special Education, and Law which bring a remarkable dexterity to her management of MINDSET’s case management service and its brain science and injury expertise.
Jules Fisher
Chief Regulatory & Quality Officer
Previously involved in four successful start-up companies as well as high-growth life science companies, Jules has worked in the healthcare industry for over 25 years with industry majors such as Smith & Nephew and Aventis Quintiles, and worked alongside companies such as Novartis and Pfizer.
Vikram
Rao, M.S.
Head of R&D | Senior Scientific Programmer
Vikram brings 12 years of solid experience working in neuroimaging, statistical analysis of medical data, and algorithm development. He has a deep understanding of software programming, machine learning, and efficient processing of large imaging datasets having played an integral part of many neuroimaging research studies with results published in top-rated academic journals.
Nithya
Ramakrishnan, M.S.
Director | Quantify
Nithya has been a senior scientific programmer at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral sciences. She has a background in biomedical engineering and neuroscience, developing and conducting neuroimaging, neuromodulation, and optimizing data analytical pipelines. Nithya has worked with numerous clinical and research protocols involving interfacing of hardware and software equipment for multimodal neuroscience research.
Olivia
Advincula, M.S.
Product Manager | Quantify
Olivia is an 8-year veteran of the Air National Guard and holds a B.S. in Biology, with a minor in Biotechnology, and a Master’s degree in Biotechnology from the University of Houston - Clear Lake. Her strong educational background in biology and biotechnology led to a passion for using data to drive insights and improve processes.