We’re building the most patient-friendly way to access clinical trials

Our team @ Power believes that every patient deserves the chance to participate in a life changing clinical trial. For patients where the standard treatments have not worked, cutting edge research can present the best hope.

Unfortunately, convoluted processes and complex medical jargon mean that most patients are shut out. We know, because we’ve tried — and sometimes failed — to help our loved ones enroll in promising trials. At the same time, researchers are struggling to recruit patients. Roughly 86% of all clinical trials are delayed due to an inability to recruit enough patients.

We’re bridging this gap as the most patient-friendly platform for clinical trials. By making it dead simple to discover & evaluate novel therapies, we’re hoping to offer patients a source of hope while reducing the time it takes for new breakthrough drugs to reach approval.

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Brandon Li, Co-founder

Brandon Li, Co-founder

A close friend of mine discovered a brain tumor before she turned 30. I watched as she took control of her own care to enroll in a promising clinical trial which she found independently.

She deciphered medical criteria, convinced her doctors, and declined certain treatments in order to qualify. All of this on her own in an overwhelming time.

Her journey inspired us to build a platform to help other patients navigate similar situations.

Bask Gill, Co-founder

Bask Gill, Co-founder

Bask is one of Power's co-founders. He's spent his career building & scaling marketplace businesses.

"I had my first run in with the clinical trial space when my Dad was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (discovered when he fractured a vertebrae doing chores around the home). Despite a background in science, I struggled for weeks to understand which therapies were most promising for him, and how he might be able to access them. My hope with Power is that we can make it easier for families everywhere to evaluate and access cutting edge therapies, so folks in a similar position can spend less time on research and more time attending to their loved ones."

Seurat “Sash” Samson, Design

Seurat “Sash” Samson, Design

Sash leads Design at Power. Sash previously designed blockchain products, and built front-end UI systems for international tech companies.

“I am often inspired by the stories of patients I meet. People doing their best to take their destiny into their own hands, often having to overcome painful hurdles in their journey. We will make this journey easier, and give everyone access to help.”

Ed Lui, Engineering Team

Ed Lui, Engineering Team

My partner works in an acute pediatric setting and has shared with me the challenges these families have navigating care for their children. I’m excited by the opportunity to help all patients and their loved ones find the right clinical trials for timely care.

Charlie Wright, Engineering Team

Charlie Wright, Engineering Team

Charlie is a full stack engineer with an economics background, and is super excited by the opportunity to empower patients at scale.

“Not everyone has a family doctor, let alone access to a top-tier research hospital! I'm enthusiastic that Power can democratize patient access to novel treatments and help patients receive care that they might not otherwise have been exposed to.”

Jordan Edwards, Engineering Team

Jordan Edwards, Engineering Team

Jordan is a founding engineer at Power and has a history of building and scaling marketplace products.

"In 2005, my baby sister Lauren was diagnosed with pneumonia. The symptoms escalated, and what started as a common infection spiralled into a life-threatening situation. She spent over two months in the ICU. Thanks to her strong will and the amazing care team at SickKids hospital, Lauren survived and has since thrived. This taught me how important hope is during such frightening times.

My aspiration is Power can help anyone navigate the world of healthcare and find treatment providing hope and the best possible chance of survival."

Kami Mukherjee, Business Operations

Kami Mukherjee, Business Operations

Kami leads business operations at Power. She has experience scaling marketplace businesses and has worked in strategy, growth, and partnership roles during her time at Accenture and Hipcamp.

"I've watched my parents, who both work in healthcare, impact the lives of others in a very meaningful way, one patient at a time. I hope that my work Power can have a macro impact on patients by democratizing access to treatment and helping patients find new options for care that they may not find otherwise."

Srinivas Pai, Partnerships

Srinivas Pai, Partnerships

Srinivas leads Go-To-Market at Power. Earlier in his career, he worked in partnerships, finance, business operations, and strategy roles across Flatiron Health, Better Mortgage, American Express, Boston Consulting Group, and Sanford Bernstein.

"I had to navigate clinical trials when my brother-in-law was diagnosed with late-stage cancer - the information we found on clinical trial websites was dense and not actionable, and unfortunately, we lost him a few months later. My hope with Power is that patients anywhere can find, choose and enroll in the right clinical trials easily and on time."

John Mackay, Partnerships

John Mackay, Partnerships

John leads partnership and business development at Power. Earlier in his career, he worked in partnerships, sales, business operations, and several strategy and channel development roles across Acustream (acquired by Revint Solutions), Cloudmed (R1), and Accuity Healthcare.

"I'll never forget the look in my Mother's eyes when she said “what are my options?”. She was battling Leukemia. Her medicine had stopped working. While sitting in the doctor's office, we were presented with just one option for a new treatment that had less than a 50/50 chance of a positive outcome. I'm doing all I can with Power to ensure others have better options to learn about treatments."

Nick Hrynuik, Engineering Team

Nick Hrynuik, Engineering Team

Nick is an experienced software developer passionate about improving health care with technology. He's built marketplaces, human resources, and biotech tools.

"I'm motivated by the potential that technology has to improve public health. The technology we’re building at Power connects patients and researchers in a way that accelerates medical research, and the discovery of life-saving treatments."

Rebekah Puleo, Partnerships

Rebekah Puleo, Partnerships

My aunt was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2021 and right away our family worked to understand everything we could about how to navigate next steps. We found learning new terminology and understanding treatment options very challenging.

I searched clinicaltrials.gov and was so overwhelmed with trying to navigate around. It felt so unfair there wasn’t an easier way to look for options.

Today, I’m proud to be able to work alongside this inclusive and groundbreaking team to ease the clinical trial search for others. I do so in honor of my aunt.

Yucen Zhang, Design

Yucen Zhang, Design

Growing up, I was inspired by my mother who dedicated herself to the healthcare space and witnessing the impact she had on lives. I’m so glad I get be part of this journey and shaping the future of health care. We are paving the way for patients to seamlessly connect with trial studies they need.

Vana Livaja, Marketing

Vana Livaja, Marketing

Vana leads marketing at Power and has experience in strategy, people operations and scaling teams.

"I am motivated every day by the opportunity to contribute to accelerating medical research. It's very fulfilling knowing that we're building something that will help patients access leading medical research more easily."

Lauren Vamos, Operations Associate

Lauren Vamos, Operations Associate

Lauren manages research projects and outreach initiatives.

"I grew up watching my mother participate in a clinical trial. A few years later, early in my internship with Power, I used our platform to find and participate in a clinical trial of my own. I've seen firsthand how illness can impact a family, and I’ve also seen the hope that clinical research can bring to people who manage to find and participate in trials. I hope to make this process easier for all the families like mine."

Ashley Nagle, Partnerships

Ashley Nagle, Partnerships

Ashley is focused on new business development and client services at Power and has a history of working with sponsor companies to design custom solutions to address complex challenges.

"When I was 16, I lost the grandmother who helped raise me to breast cancer, and I just recently lost my father-in-law who helped raise my toddlers to appendix cancer. Personally, I have seen first-hand that the current clinical trial landscape is nearly impossible for patients to navigate, and professionally, I have experienced the frustration of 80%+ of trials being delayed due to enrollment. I'm thrilled to be at Power where we're ensuring that all patients have equitable access to life saving treatments and that medical innovation has a better chance to save lives."

Conrad Stocks, Engineering Team

Conrad Stocks, Engineering Team

Conrad splits his time between Growth and Engineering at Power. He has spent the last decade building teams and scaling service-based businesses.

"Medical innovation is accelerating, yet the cost of developing a new drug is doubling every decade. This leads to negative consequences for patients, families, and society at large. I'm really excited about how Power can help patients find potentially life-saving treatments and accelerate the pace of medical innovation."

David Hurley, Engineering Team

David Hurley, Engineering Team

David has a background in Data Science and is split between Data and Engineering at Power.

“Growing up, 3 of my cousins were diagnosed with a rare disease known as Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Navigating the medical space and looking for promising treatments was a full time job for my aunt and uncle. My hope with Power is that the burden on patients will disappear and families can spend less time looking for treatments and more time on the things that matter”

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OUR ADVISORS AND COLLABORATORS

We’re working with innovative leaders across the industry

We’re backed by some of the best healthcare investors and operators, spanning a range of experience across clinical research and biopharmaceuticals. Our advisors help ensure that Power also works for sites, sponsors, and CROs.

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Collaborating Organizations
Jeff Kindler

Jeff Kindler

Former CEO of Pfizer

Quita Highsmith

Quita Highsmith

Chief Diversity Officer at Genentech

Jason Monteleone

Jason Monteleone

Former CEO of Clinipace

Rodrigo Garcia

Rodrigo Garcia

VP of Site and Patients at PPD

Mark Joing

Mark Joing

CEO of Mojo Trials & Clinical Operations Executive

Maria Garcia Jimenez

Maria Garcia Jimenez

Medical Oncologist at UCLA

Ken Mahaffey

Ken Mahaffey

Associate Dean of Clinical Research at Stanford

Stephen Rosenfeld

Stephen Rosenfeld

IRB Advisor, Former CEO of Western IRB

Dr. Robson Capasso

Dr. Robson Capasso

Professor at Stanford University of Medicine

Jean Duvall

Jean Duvall

Board Member & CEO, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Industry

Murray Abramson

Murray Abramson

Former SVP Tempus Labs

Chris Brubaker

Chris Brubaker

Former CMO Deep6 AI

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