Management Team
- Yuval Malinsky, CEO
Yuval Malinsky, CEO of Vigorous Mind, has had broad experience in software development and the business of healthcare technology in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. He was founder and CEO / Managing Director of three software and software services companies and has worked as a business consultant to Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions. He has helped entrepreneurs and early-stage companies in starting and building their companies. Mr. Malinsky has been a mentor at MIT Venture Mentoring Service and has taught a graduate course in Emerging Technologies in Healthcare at Northeastern University. He holds a MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Bar-Ilan University in Israel.
- Steven Wetzner, Vice President of Medical Affairs
Dr. Steven Wetzner, Vice President of Medical Affairs for Vigorous Mind, has been a practicing radiologist in the Boston area for more than 35 years and has had vast experience in technology development and implementation, business development, and healthcare-related marketing. He has worked closely with industry and has been a member of numerous medical advisory boards. He is Clinical Professor of Radiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and is Emeritus Chairman of Radiology at New England Baptist Hospital, a major Boston teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading orthopedic hospitals. He is also the Medical Director of Boston PET Imaging, former Medical Director of Boston Imaging Associates, and a member of the MIT Venture Mentoring Service.
- Daphna Malinsky, Ph.D. Director of Cognitive Psychology
Daphna Malinsky, Ph.D., is the Director of Cognitive Psychology for Vigorous Mind. She is a psychologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience in assessing children with cognitive difficulties and supporting their learning and cognitive growth. She is trained in school psychology and neuropsychology. Dr. Malinsky received her Doctorate from Boston College, writing her dissertation on Dyslexia. In her work with Vigorous Mind, Dr. Malinsky implements her knowledge of cognitive and neuropsychology in developing training regimens that exercise a wide range of cognitive skills.
- Etan Rozin. Director of Design and Usability
Etan Rozin is the Director of Design and Usability for Vigorous Mind and the principal of InsideOut Designs, a firm that specializes in user interface and application design. Prior to InsideOut, Mr. Rozin was a project manager and designer for Scitex, both in Israel and the United States, overseeing industrial design teams. At Scitex, he served on the project team for Scitex Vista, the world's first design-to-production workstation. He holds a B.A. in Industrial Design from Bezalel School of Design in Jerusalem.
- Ralph deGennaro, Director of Information Technology
Ralph deGennaro is the Director of Information technology for Vigorous Mind. He has more than a decade of experience in the implementation and support of complex enterprise software systems. He previously served as the Director of Support for Learn-Net Inc. and was a technical specialist for Sungard Workflow Solutions and SureSell Multimedia Inc. Mr. deGennaro holds a B.S. degree from Johns Hopkins University, where he also worked as a technical support representative while he was a student.