Meet the minds behind Cortex
Built by Experts. Backed by Visionaries.
Leadership
James Anibal
Co-Founder
James is an AI researcher at the University of Oxford and is leading Cortex's mission to transform education with data-driven insights
Michael Peltekian
Co-Founder
Michael is a strategic operations specialist focusing on business growth. Before joining Cortex, he helped scaled a healthtech startup to 10mm ARR
Roshan Karunaratne
Sales and Business Development
Roshan is a globally experienced revenue executive who specializes in scaling AI SaaS businesses.
Jesica Llarena
Marketing
Jess has led app marketing efforts for top brands around the world, including Decathlon, a global sporting goods retailer with over 15B in annual revenue.
Academic Advisory Board
Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD
Dr. Harvey Fineberg is the former President of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. He is also an angel investor in EdTech for the health professions.
Craig Heldman
Craig Heldman is an EdTech executive and advisor, currently a Venture Partner at Emerge VC and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Michigan State University. A three-time CEO, he previously led Hobsons and iModules, scaling higher-education SaaS and student-success platforms.
Jean-Paul O'Brien
JP is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who founded one of the first companies to successfully use AI for optimizing the delivery of educational content.
Sahba Seddighi, PhD
Sahba Seddighi is the Co-Founder of Learning Cortex and a graduate of the NIH-Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program. She is currently an MD Candidate at Johns Hopkins University.