Our Vision
Preserving What Makes Us Human. In a world that's accelerating beyond us.
Our Mission
As the world accelerates, your brain is your most important asset — and your most neglected one. Sens.ai gives people the tools to measure their brain's biological age, train it with precision, and preserve what matters most: the clarity, the creativity, and the autonomy that no technology can replace.
Our Values
Proof Over Promise
We don't guess. Every claim we make, every protocol we build, every result we report is grounded in data. If we can't measure it, we don't ship it.
Compassionate Science
We measure brains. But what we care about is how people feel, think, and live. The data serves the person, not the other way around.
Agency Over Uncertainty
Mental resilience is becoming the defining challenge of the AI era. We build tools that help people take back ownership of their minds — not just to perform better, but to stay grounded, present, and purposeful as the world reshapes around them.
Inner Space
The brain is the most complex and least understood frontier we have. We're drawn to that mystery — and we believe exploring it is the most meaningful and consequential work of our generation.
From Me to We
We didn't start this company because it was easy. We started it because we feel responsible. Better minds don't just benefit individuals — they make better families, better communities, and better decisions for everyone.
Founding Team
Paola Telfer
Founder & CEO
Systems-driven founder responsible for product vision, architecture, and long-cycle execution since 2018. Paola designed the measurement and intervention framework that underpins BrainYears™ and leads the company's scientific collaborations, including the partnership with the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. Electrical Engineer, MBA (Management of Technology), Singularity University alumna.
Corey Julihn
CTO
Lead engineer behind everything that touches the signal — electrodes, signal processing, firmware, and data infrastructure. Corey built the hardware and software systems that make precision functional brain measurement possible outside a lab, solving the problems that have kept EEG-based biomarkers specialist-dependent for decades.
Geoff Telfer
COO
Owns finance, forecasting, investor reporting, marketing, distribution, and customer care. Geoff brings operational discipline to a company navigating hardware manufacturing, clinical partnerships, and consumer scale simultaneously. MBA (Technology Marketing and Experiential Organizations).
Our Science Advisors
Dr. Eric Verdin
President and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging; Has held faculty positions at the University of Brussels, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Picower Institute for Medical Research; Professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco; Has published more than 270 scientific papers and holds more than 18 patents; Extensive experience working with biotech companies.
John Mattison, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) Emeritus for Kaiser Permanente; Scholar in Residence for Safety in AI and Advanced Technologies at UCSD Center for Healthcare Design; AI Expert, Helena Biosecurity; CMIO at Arsenal Partners; Faculty at Singularity University Exponential Medicine; Covaxx Member; Recognized thought leader at the intersection of medical innovation with artificial intelligence, remote health and data privacy.
Dr. Estate (Tato) Sokhadze
Neuroscientist, Duke University. President, Foundation for Neuromodulation and Neurofeedback Research (FNNR). Professor of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina. PhD in Human Physiology, with post-doctorates in Psychopharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Olivia Lesslar, MD
Leading Functional Medical Doctor, Researcher, and International Speaker in the fields of non-pharmaceutical interventions for complex conditions, brain optimization, and longevity. Medical or Clinical Advisory Boards member for: Oxford Healthspan (UK), Egoo Health (Denmark), Holistic Health Institute (Aus), The Darbon Institute (Aus). Trustee, and Research and Industry Lead, of the British College of Functional Medicine.
Poonacha Machaiah
CEO and Managing Director of The Chopra Foundation, dedicated to improving health, social and planetary wellbeing; Co-founder of numerous initiatives along with world-renowned mind-body medicine pioneer and New York Times best-selling author Deepak Chopra, MD. including Cyberhuman.ai, a personalized AI platform for optimizing health and wellness; Extensive senior management experience; Board member of several transformative companies.
Sanford Climan
Media visionary; founder of Entertainment Media Ventures Inc.; Hollywood film producer. MBA & Masters of Science in Health Policy, Harvard. Advisory Board Member for: UCLA Longevity Center of the Semel Institute for Neurosciences and Human Behavior, World Economic Forum, Yale School of Management; previously served on Advisory Committee to the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Vast Fortune 500 senior management experience.
Jay Gunkelman, QEEGD
Recognized Pioneer in QEEG (Quantified EEG); President & Founder of Brain Science Institute; Past president of International Society for Neurofeedback & Research; Analyzed 1M+ EEGs since 1972; He has conducted, published or participated in hundreds of research papers, articles, books and meetings internationally.
Dr. Drew Pierson
A Doctor of both Western and Eastern Medicine and board-certified Neuro-therapist with 20+ Years Neurofeedback experience; Decorated submarine veteran that served 6 years in the U.S. Navy; Former Head of Neuroscience at 40 Years of Zen, guiding elite executives, enlightened minds and athletes to peak performance.