US Management Team
Adem Albayrak
US Data Strategy
Adem Albayrak
Mr. Adem Albayrak serves as Chief Data Officer at Alzheon and brings over a decade-long career in precision medicine and clinical research across industry and academia. Most recently, Mr. Albayrak was the Senior Vice President for Technology in Health Catalyst’s Life Sciences Business, tying together data, analytics, and product development to drive innovations through the use of real-world data towards retrospective studies, real-time monitoring of COVID-19 in collaboration with the FDA and other organizations, and identifying sites and patients to optimize clinical trial recruitment. Prior to Health Catalyst, he oversaw the genomics data pipeline at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that enabled clinical research and translational medicine; supported researchers in bioinformatics and analytics projects; and led product management for the enterprise that included software for IRB-approved research data delivery, clinical trial matching, and real world data curation. Previously, Mr. Albayrak led product management at BIOBASE, where he launched a pharmacogenomics data product, which was acquired by Qiagen. Additionally, Mr. Albayrak spearheaded software product development at Knome, where he built and supported products in variant and gene pathway analysis.
Czech Subsidiary Management Team
Ing. Jaroslav Lískovec
Chief Executive Officer
Ing. Jaroslav Lískovec
Jaroslav Lískovec brings 15+ years of leadership experience. His backround is primarily entrepreneurship in the technology sector. He has also implemented strategic projects for the government of the Czech Republic such as the creation of the largest strategic industrial zone Triangle, the establishment of a new state-owned enterprise NAKIT focused on technologies for eGovernment and critical communication infrastructure of the state.
He also created the National Centre for Industry 4.0 and was an advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade on technology, innovation and economic strategy. In the area of startups, he is responsible for the commercialisation and technology transfer of research at CTU – the oldest technical university in Europe – and is co-founder of CTU’s first employee spin-off TRIX Connections.
Ing. Lenka Kratochvílová
Chief of Staff
Ing. Lenka Kratochvílová
Lenka Kratochvílová has extensive experience in operational management and administration, combined with financial planning and controlling, in both the public and private sectors. Her expertise lies in creating and executing administrative plans focused on effectively managing resources and assets. She is also proficient in human resource management, technology, and providing support to achieve organizational team goals.
Josef Šivic, PhD
Chief Strategy Officer
Josef Šivic, PhD
Dr. Šivic earned his PhD from the University of Oxford in 2006, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT CSAIL, and spent more than a decade at Inria Paris, where he became Directeur de Recherche. His distinctions include an ERC Advanced Grant, the 2023 Czech AI Award, and the 2025 Ordre des Palmes Académiques, recognizing his contributions to education and scientific collaboration with France. At Tolion, he has already helped shape the next generation of Tolion Brain Coach, the company’s AI-driven mobile app for brain health, longevity, and Alzheimer’s and dementia prevention, while advancing Tolion’s engineering toward an AI-first software platform.
Ing. Jan Zahálka, PhD
Chief AI Officer
Ing. Jan Zahálka, PhD
Jan’s work bridges academia and industry. As a researcher, he has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers and pioneered breakthroughs like lightning-fast interactive learning on 100 million+ image collections and an award-winning AI recommender that won the ACM Multimedia Grand Challenge 2014 award. He has been exploring interactive ML since 2013 and now integrates modern techniques like LLMs and foundational models into his work.
On the industry side, Jan has worked for organizations like Deloitte, ČEPS, and the Czech Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. His applied Ph.D. research was supported by leading Dutch institutions, including the Netherlands Police, Netherlands Forensic Institute, and EUVision (now Qualcomm Netherlands).
Ing. Erik Derner, PhD
Vice President of AI
Ing. Erik Derner, PhD
Ondřej Lerch, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
Ondřej Lerch, MD, PhD
Kateřina Veverová, MA, MSc, PhD
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Kateřina Veverová, MA, MSc, PhD
With a robust academic background, including a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Charles University, Dr. Veverova has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals. Her innovative work, supported by international collaborations, is shaping the future of personalized medicine in dementia care.
Mgr. Anna Marie Gabrhelová, PhD
Head of Customer Insights and Advocacy
Mgr. Anna Marie Gabrhelová, PhD
Dr. Anna Marie Gabrhelová is a cognitive psychologist and customer researcher, holding a psychology degree from Masaryk University in Brno and a Ph.D. from Trinity College in Dublin. Her doctoral research investigated the application of smartphone-based assessments to examine the relationship between dementia risk factors and cognitive impairment, underscoring her commitment to leveraging digital technologies for advancing large-scale brain health understanding and support.
Anna brings extensive experience from both academic and industry settings, having held customer experience research positions within software development (Kentico, ROI Hunter), healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors (MSD). Anna has established and scaled user research practices, provided mentorship to teams, and contributed to the scientific community through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Operating at the nexus of psychology, research, and product development, she integrates qualitative research with data analysis to drive evidence-based decision-making and consistently champions customer perspectives across multidisciplinary teams.
Mgr. Pavel Prucek
Chief Product Officer
Mgr. Pavel Prucek
Pavel brings deep expertise in agile methodologies, data analysis, and stakeholder management, and excels at building strong partnerships across engineering, marketing, and design teams to deliver user-centric, high-performing products.