We help build successful companies that are tackling autism and a range of neurodevelopmental conditions.
We help build successful companies that are tackling autism and a range of neurodevelop-mental conditions.
We are investors, entrepreneurs, human resource professionals, scientists, researchers, and physicians committed to identifying unmet needs across the continuum of autism and deploying venture capital to fuel solutions to those needs.
OPERATING TEAM
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder
Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner
Chief Scientific Officer
Associate
Head of Investor Relations & Fund Administration
Chief Communications Officer
INVESTMENT ADVISORY BOARD
The Investment Advisory Team provides transaction advisory analysis, networking opportunities, and guidance on growth strategy for AIF’s portfolio companies. Each advisor has been greatly affected by autism.
President, Samsung Corporate Strategy Group
Jennifer Frist
Philanthropist, Frist Center For Autism And Innovation At Vanderbilt University
Vice Chairman, Mind & Life Institute
Founder & CEO, Quartet, Accretive, The World Bank, McKinsey
Healthcare Investor & Entrepreneur
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital
CEO, Uber
Special Needs Advocate
Bob Nelsen
Co-Founder & Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners
“Venture capital is the accelerant that brings breakthrough technologies into markets. With millions of kids and adults suffering from severe medical and physiological challenges due to autism, now is the time for the Autism Impact Fund.”
– Sean O’Sullivan, AIF Advisor & Founding LP
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
The Scientific Advisory Board encompasses individuals with deep expertise in autism, academia, and industry. Each advisor provides scientific review and strategic thinking for the AIF.
Director Of The Autism Center Of Excellence At UC Davis
Director Of The Autism Research Centre, University Of Cambridge
Founder & CEO, AdvaStim, Inc.
Director Of Autism Research, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Co-Founder, Mindstrong, NIH
Global VP Life Sciences, Salesforce, GSK, Novartis, Roche
CEO, Founder, & President, InveniAI
Co-Founder & President, Autism Science Foundation
Chair of Genomics, Stanford Medical School
CEO of ChARM Health