Stanford University
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Rene Caissie
Adjunct Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
BioRene Caissie is an entrepreneur, researcher, and former surgeon who holds the position of CEO and Co-Founder at Medeloop.ai, a company dedicated to revolutionizing clinical research and trials through innovative AI technology. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he teaches entrepreneurship in Digital Health and A.I.. In addition, he lectures within the Stanford Master of Science in Clinical Informatics Management (MCIM) program, mentoring students through their practicum experiences. Furthermore, he provides instruction at the Translational Medicine Program (MTM) at UCSF, focusing on the translational challenges in medicine. He is also a member of the XPRIZE Brain Trust Team, where he lends his expertise to foster healthcare innovations. Additionally, Rene serves as a Venture Partner at the venture capitalist firm OVO Fund
Rene’s entrepreneurial and medical expertise has spurred the creation of several healthcare ventures, such as Medesync EMR, which was acquired by the $37 billion telecommunications giant, Telus. Amid the Covid-19 crisis, he played a crucial role in developing a powered Full Head Protective Hood with an air-purifying respirator and co-founding Dorma Filtration, which introduced Canada's first reusable N95 mask.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Rene is an avid mountain climber, sailboat trans-oceanic racer, SR22 Turbo aircraft pilot, and Ironman World Championship qualifier. His dedication to humanitarian work is evident through his NGO, Volte-Face, which has provided over $1 million in free medical care for life-changing surgeries to underprivileged patients. As a board member for Sprouts, a California-based non-profit, he supports disadvantaged youths through skills coaching and internships. -
Takudzwa Adelino Caitano
Affiliate, Office for Religious & Spiritual Life
BioTakudzwa Caitano is a serial entrepreneur , software engineer and consultant from Zimbabwe. He is passionate about technology , entrepreneurship and the future and is on a mission to create a tech revolution in Africa.He is a Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneur '19 , NextGen Fellow , Harvard Village To Raise A Child Finallist '17 and a Yale Young Global Scholar '16.He is also a Network Consultant for Shasha Network - a Pan-African education and consulting company founded in Zimbabwe.He also works with the CEO of Amigo-the fastest growing e-learning platform in Africa on growth and business development strategy. At Stanford , Takudzwa will be pursuing various interests such as Artificial Intelligence , Robotics , Economics , Education and Entrepreneurship.
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Agustin Calatayud
Graduate, Stanford Center for Professional Development
BioI'm a Software Engineer graduated in Buenos Aires, Argentina at ITBA. After graduation (Aug 2020) I started working at Amazon Web Services where I currently work as a Sr. Solutions Architect for Digital Native Businesses
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Ken Caldeira
Visiting Scholar, Earth System Science
Affiliate,BioKen Caldeira is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. He is the Coordinator of the Conceptual Investigations Unit of Steve Davis’s Sustainable Solutions Lab. Caldeira is also a Senior Scientist at Gates Ventures.
Prior to working at Gates Ventures, Ken was Senior Scientist at Carnegie Institution for Science’s Department of Global Ecology. Preceding that he was in the Energy and Environment Directorate of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He did a postdoc in the Department of Geosciences at Penn State University. He has a PhD and MS from New York University in Atmospheric Sciences, and a BA from Rutgers University where he majored in Philosophy.
