Nicholas Bernhardt-Lanier is CEO and Co-Founder of Proto AI, where he is building cutting-edge health technology with a team of leading clinicians and engineers, at the intersection of artificial intelligence and personalized, preventative medicine. Previously, he built digital health products at CareLinx, doc.ai, and Vesta Healthcare, and worked with Fortune 100 clients in AI and Healthcare as a Digital Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. He also worked as a Home Health Aide delivering care to older adults.

Nicholas is a Stanford alumnus and serves on the Advisory Council at the Stanford Center on Longevity. He has been recognized as a Haas Center for Public Service’s Roland Longevity Fellow, a New Map of Life Fellow at the Stanford Center on Longevity, and a Stanford Medicine Design, Innovation, and Clinical Entrepreneurship Fellow. He continues to collaborate with faculty and fellows including Dr. Kendell Cannon on the future of healthspan innovation.

Blending his backgrounds in behavioral science, athletics, and technology, Nicholas is passionate about pioneering solutions that extend health span to match life span. He continues to focus on making advanced health technologies more accessible, scalable, and impactful for individuals and communities worldwide.