Dr. Mylea Charvat became interested in the brain at age 13 when her grandmother began to suffer cognitive problems. A clinician with a business background, she was an early employee with Travelocity in the 1990s & went on to train as a clinical neuropsychologist & neuroscientist & in 2015 founded Savonix. Her career has been defined by extraordinary leadership, translational science, creative problem solving, operational excellence, customer focus and social impact. She brings a proven ability to drive results in different environments by shaping a compelling strategic direction, building required capabilities and leading execution in areas from clinical trials to productization of cutting edge science and data. Mylea is known and recommended for being a results driven and authentic leader who creates high performance cultures and winning teams through the application of neuroscience principles including human capacity and decision processes in the business environment. Mylea has authored several peer review publications in mental health & neuroimaging. She completed her fellowship in clinical neuroscience at Stanford & has been a lecturer at Stanford where she is currently a faculty mentor with the Knight-Hennessey Scholars program. She has also taught at The University of San Francisco & San Francisco State University. She is a monthly contributor with Psychology Today, has written for Tech Crunch & Stat News & appeared as a subject matter expert at many conferences including The Atlantic Council, the NIH & NIA & with the Duke Leadership Program.