SIGNOS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Health Coach
- Registered Dietitian
Alyssa Wilson is a registered dietitian and metabolic health coach for Signos. She developed personalized nutrition plans and coaching for employees at the Centers for Disease Control and at MealMD.
Job Titles:
- Certified Personal Trainer
Amanda is a certified personal trainer, CrossFit Level 1 trainer, health coach, journalist, and writer who specializes in fitness, health, travel, and adventure.
Amelia Sharp is a medical, health, and addiction recovery writer who is passionate about helping people receive the help they need. She has worked in the mental health field for more than five years, and serves as the senior web editor for American Addiction Centers.
She worked as a copywriter, SEO specialist, and content strategist for WebServ. Amelia has a bachelor's degree in Economics from Penn State University.
Dr. Andrew Funk has held board certification in neurology with the American Chiropractic Neurology Board since 2015.
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Certified Personal Trainer
Ashley Pitt is a NASM certified personal trainer, a group fitness instructor, a Precision Nutrition level 1 coach and the creator of the wellness and lifestyle blog, A Lady Goes West.
Job Titles:
- Chief of Data Science & Founder
Bill co-founded Signos to apply data analysis to help solve the obesity epidemic and fulfill his personal passion to be healthier. Bill is an expert in consumer behavior. He is a New York Times best-selling author and former columnist for TIME Magazine. Bill most recently served as GM and SVP for Data and Research at Experian. Bill has appeared as a featured guest on ABC's 20/20 and Good Morning America, as well as CNBC, CNN, Fox Business News, Bloomberg TV. He has been a frequent commentator on the application of big data to understand consumer trends. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Management from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University. Bill accidentally had a brief role on HBO's Silicon Valley.
Bill Tancer is a New York Times best-selling author. He is a co-founder and the chief data scientist at Signos and the creator and host of Signos' podcast, Body Signals.
Job Titles:
- Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Writer
Caitlin Beale is a registered dietitian and nutrition writer with a master's degree in nutrition. She has a background in acute care, integrative wellness, and clinical nutrition. She has over 10 years of experience as a registered dietitian.
She specializes in:
gut health
wellness
women's health
academics and research
Caitlin has a bachelor's degree in English literature and a master's degree in nutrition from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo. She has certificates of training in integrative and functional nutrition therapy, food as medicine, and from the Aviva Romm's Women's Integrative Medicine Institute. Caitlin loves taking complicated health and wellness information and translating it into easy-to-understand information that anyone can use to optimize their health.
Job Titles:
- Health Writer
- Registered Dietitian
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois is a registered dietitian nutritionist with several years of experience working in the clinical setting. Once a track and field athlete on a competitive stage, she now finds joy in combining her passions as a health writer to help people embrace their wellness through nutrition and fitness.
Courtney Schmidt, PharmD, is an award-winning freelance health writer whose work has appeared on a variety of well-known health and wellness publications.
Dr. Cathleen McKnight is a licensed nurse practitioner in Ohio.
Job Titles:
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Diplomate
- Medical Writer & Reviewer
- Stanford Physician
Dr. William Dixon started Signos to help people attain their personal health goals with the understanding that preventing disease is better than treating it. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford School of Medicine and practicing Emergency Medicine Physician. Previously, he worked as a project manager for a community health clinic in East Palo Alto, focusing on improving health for patients with obesity and diabetes. He earned his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, an AB in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, and a Masters in Medical Education from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Education.
William Dixon, MD, M.Ed., is a clinical assistant professor at Stanford University, emergency physician, Signos co-founder, and disease prevention proponent.
Emma joins Signos as the VP of Product to create personalized and meaningful experiences that empower individuals to take control of their
Emma's experience spans a variety of verticals - what draws her to each role is working to solve tangible problems that impact people's everyday lives. Prior to Signos, Emma was the VP of Product at Jyve, a jobs marketplace helping retailers with in-store labor. Emma was Jyve's first non-founder hire and helped take the product from ideation to execution. Prior to Jyve, Emma worked at startups in the IoT, Fintech, and social impact space. Her style has an emphasis on solving the right problems using data driven insights. She has a BA in Economics from Wesleyan University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Solutions from Presidio Graduate School.
Hailey Hudson is a full-time medical, health, marketing, and pet writer. She's written for Heathline, Livestrong, Runner's World, Dell, and more.
Hannah Russin joins Signos as the Chief Marketing Officer to change the way we understand, manage, and optimize our weight through personalized health data. Hannah is a startup-veteran with broad customer acquisition experience in multiple industries. She was previously CMO at Embark, focused on genetic health and wellness. Before Embark, Hannah served as Lyft's Head of Growth, overseeing emergent channels and scaling the business. Prior to joining Lyft, Hannah co-founded DataScore, a user acquisition consultancy where she led business development and growth. Lyft acquired DataScore in August 2017. Hannah holds a BA in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and loves science fiction and fantasy novels.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board at Dexcom
- Professor
Jay is an active Member of the Board at Dexcom, and a Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the University of Miami in Florida, in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism in the Department of Medicine. For 22 years, he served as Study Chairman for the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Type 1 Diabetes clinical trials network. His research interests are in improving the care of type 1 diabetes through meticulous glycemic control, psychosocial and behavioral support, and immune intervention. He is widely acclaimed for developing algorithms for patient adjustment of insulin doses. Jay is a past President of the American Diabetes Association, the International Diabetes Immunotherapy Group, and the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, and was a Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation. He served as a member of the Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Subspecialty Examining Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine, as Chairman of the Council of Subspecialty Societies of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and a member of the ACP Board of Regents. He was founding Editor-in-Chief of Diabetes Care, and currently is Senior Editor of Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. At Signos, Jay advises on insulin and helps leverage the Dexcom partnership.
Jodi Geigle, AADP CHC, is a nutritionist and a certified sports science nutrition & exercise physiology coach. She's the Director of Customer Experience at Signos and also heads up the overall nutrition messaging, in-app nutrition experiences, nutrition consultations, and more.
Jack served on the board of directors of Dexcom from 2008 to 2017, and from 2010 to 2017, he served as its Chairman. Jack is a board-certified forensic pathologist and Fellow of the College of American Pathologists. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at BIOLASE, on the Advisory Board to the Director of the CDC, and the World Economic Forums Global Agenda Council on Chronic Disease and Malnutrition. He joined Humana Inc. in 2000 where he served as Chief Innovation Officer and as Senior Vice President. With more than 20 years in medical administration, he joined Humana from Health Dialog, where he served as President and became a leader in e-enabled healthcare. Prior to joining Health Dialog, he served as Chief Operating Officer of the American Hospital Association in Washington, D.C., Executive Vice President of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD, and Executive Vice President of Sun Health in Charlotte, NC. At Signos, Jack made the introduction to the Dexcom CEO and advised on early discussions.
Job Titles:
- Health & Nutrition Writer
- Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Writer
Julia Zakrzewski is a Registered Dietitian and nutrition writer. She has a background in primary care, clinical nutrition, and nutrition education. She has been practicing dietetics for four years.
She specializes in:
Mental health and nutrition
Gut health
Diabetes
Cardiovascular health
Oncology
Julia completed her bachelor's degree from the University of Guelph and earned her dietetic license in Toronto. She enjoys public speaking, and she facilitates nutrition education groups and cooking demonstrations for patients. She is called to nutrition writing because she wants to contribute helpful evidence-based content to online communities.
Kelsey Butler is a registered dietitian nutritionist with a master's in Clinical Nutrition Sciences.
Holding over 10 years of experience in content creation for both digital and print mediums, Landon specializes in writing for multiple industries, including health and wellness.
Laura is an award-winning food and nutrition communications consultant, freelance writer, and recipe developer.
Leann Poston, MD, is a licensed physician in Ohio who holds an MBA and an M.Ed. She is a medical writer and educator who researches and writes about medicine, education, and healthcare administration.
Job Titles:
- Health Writer & Medical Reviewer
- Physician in Texas
Peter Palmieri is a licensed physician in Texas. He practiced pediatrics for over 20 years in underserved communities, including the south side of Chicago, the Rio Grande Valley, and a community health center for refugees in Houston.
Peter was born in the United States but grew up in Trieste, Italy. He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of California, San Diego, double-majoring in psychology and animal physiology, received his medical degree from the Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, and earned a healthcare MBA from The George Washington University.
Throughout his career, Peter's passion has been the improvement of health through evidence-based healthy habits. He now divides his time writing fiction and researching and writing about healthy lifestyles. He is the first-place winner of the North Texas Book Festival book contest and the Grand Prize winner of the 2015 Literature + Medicine writing contest.
Pierre launched Signos to bring visibility to our body's signals and empower people with personalized insights into their health. He leads engineering efforts at Signos. Previously, Pierre started a virtual reality healthcare company to treat anxiety. He also helped build the first augmented reality management platform for enterprise at Atheer. Pierre graduated with a B.Eng. in Computer Software with highest honors from the American University of Beirut, then attended Stanford University with a focus on Machine Learning. Pierre is originally from Lebanon, and he enjoys speaking in English, French, Arabic, Swift, Python, C++, and Java.
Sabrina Tillman has more than 20 years of experience writing, editing, and leading content teams in health, fitness, nutrition, and wellness. She has created successful content marketing campaigns; written and edited numerous articles; scaled content programs and teams; and led growth-oriented content strategies across social, email, and digital channels for the following companies:
Sabrina has more than 20 years of experience writing, editing, and leading content teams in health, fitness, nutrition, and wellness. She is the former managing editor at MyFitnessPal.
Job Titles:
- Dietitian and Nutrition Writer
- Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Writer
Sarah Bullard is a registered dietitian and nutrition writer with a master's degree in nutrition. She has a background in research and clinical nutrition, personalized nutrition counseling, and nutrition education.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Founder
- Entrepreneur Focused on Health and Wellness
Growing up in Upstate New York, Sharam fluctuated between obese, overweight, athletic, and then back again, and he started Signos to tackle the obesity epidemic in America. Sharam is also a Board Director and Co-Founder at Onclusive, an AI software company to measure the impact of PR, as well as originally serving as the company's Founding CEO. Prior to Onclusive, he was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Shasta Ventures focused on consumer internet and the social graph. Before joining Shasta, Sharam was a Venture Capitalist at Sierra Ventures and served on the Board at Makara (sold to RedHat) and TouchCommerce (sold to Nuance). Sharam began his career as an early employee at Appian (NASDAQ: APPN), a low-code software company. Sharam graduated with honors with a BS in Computer Science from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He played NCAA D-I ice hockey and lives with his family in California.
Job Titles:
- Health Writer
- Science Writer and Editor
Spencer Brooks is a science writer and editor who also specializes in health, nutrition, and psychology. He has a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and is the founder and CEO of Elephant Creative Studio.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- Chief of Endocrinology
- Expert
Suneil is an endocrinologist and an expert in diabetes, obesity, and metabolism, serving as the Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UCSF Health and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine. His lab focuses on the intersection of nutrition, inflammation, and metabolic tissue function in the context of normal physiology, and diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease in the course of aging. His group strives to link basic mechanisms of metabolic regulation to causality in clinical patients and has developed a highly innovative and deeply curated multiethnic obesity cohort at UCSF to assist in achieving this goal. At Signos, Suneil advises on the design of research studies and clinical trials.
Thomas is a celebrity trainer, author, and entrepreneur who lost close to 100lbs of weight through diet and exercise. He is a social media influencer with over 2.4M followers on YouTube and over 217M views. As an author, Thomas has written books on inflammation inside the human body. He's contributed to some of the most recognized health and fitness magazines in the world and has also been a cover model for those magazines. He created "The Science-Based Six Pack Program" and has won two awards in his professional career "Top Trainer of the Year 2012" and "Top Recruiter 2012". At Signos, Thomas helps with thought leadership, product feedback, and promotes the brand's direct consumer outreach through organic content on his social media channels.