Our Team

We are a team of experts across technology, psychology, game design and art, linguistics, and authorship. We are passionate about building an AI enabled mental health care system in partnership with therapists.

Founding Team

  • Andrew Leker

    Andrew Leker

    President / CTO

    Award-winning Silicon Valley game development studio head for 20+ years. Developed tech for Fuzzle, first collectable AI for mobile in NFT form. Launched first OpenAI approved unbounded conversational AI.

  • Dr. Jay Skelton, PhD

    Dr. Jay Skelton, PhD

    Lead Psychologist

    Renowned clinical psychologist with a PhD in Rules Theory As Applied To Family Assessment. On top of his work with Bambu AI, Dr. Skelton is still an active Clinical Psychologist with his own practice in Marin County, CA.

  • Jenny Zhao

    Jenny Zhao

    EVP / CPO

    Previously Sr. Director of Engineering at Google for 12 years, responsible for products and technology in Search, Maps, GPay, and then leading Google Beijing, before becoming CTO of EdTech unicorn GoGuardian.

  • Zack Lamb

    Zack Lamb

    CEO

    3x founder. Previously a Fellow at Lightspeed Ventures. Member of Firefly’s founding team - responsible for onboarding first paying customer through partnerships with Adidas, Salesforce, Sam’s Club, etc.

Psychology Advisors

  • Dr. Jonathan Schwartz, PhD

    Dr. Jonathan Schwartz, PhD

    Dean & Grad. Psychology Professor University of Houston‍

    Lifetime Achievement Recipient American Psychological Association‍

    Division President American Psychological Association‍

  • Dr. John Grohol, PsyD

    Dr. John Grohol, PsyD

    Founder | CEO
    Psych Central ‍

    Board Member
    International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression‍

    Cofounder
    Help & Heal Mental Health Fund‍

  • Dr. Scott Ransom, MD

    Dr. Scott Ransom, MD

    Fellow
    The Human Flourishing Program
    Harvard University‍

    Chairman of the Board
    CoreSensum‍ 

    Partner, Health & Life Sciences
    Oliver Wyman

  • Dr. David Cooper, PsyD

    Dr. David Cooper, PsyD

    Strategy Director, Global Mental Health Teladoc‍

    Mental Health Tech Advisory Committee
    American Psychological Association‍

    Strategic Advisor
    Therapists in Tech‍

  • Michelle Wagner

    CEO
    Mindstrong Health

    SVP, People
    Evernote

    SVP, People
    Caffeine