The first circle

Founding Members

Twelve people who answered the first call. Doctors, scientists, founders, connectors - each shaping longevity from a different angle, gathered around the same table.

Ana Lorena Gomez

Springe bei Hannover, Germany

Ana Lorena Gomez

Managing Director, Medicom

Mixes branding, scientific thinking and operations to help people live healthier, more meaningful lives. Passionate about women's health.

Currently building

Leading a supplements company. Expanding into the EU and growing the business through data-driven approaches.

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

London, United Kingdom

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Founder, 20-first - Author

Consultant, executive coach, and globally recognized thought leader on gender balance and the longevity economy. Author of multiple books on building gender-balanced businesses; works with leaders rethinking work, leadership, and life across longer lives. Harvard-trained, ICF-certified.

Currently building

Public speaking, executive coaching, and leadership development at the intersection of gender, generations, and longevity.

Dr. Barry Breaux

Oakland, California

Dr. Barry Breaux

Physician, Founder

Board-certified physician of Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine, and Culinary Medicine. Practicing relational care with an emphasis on empowerment.

Currently building

Starting a virtual-first Longevity Medicine practice grounded in Precision Health and Relational Care.

Dr. Axel Schumacher

Munich, Germany

Dr. Axel Schumacher

Geneticist, Founder, Author

Biohacker, futurist, and humanist. Helped pioneer epigenetic clocks. Works at the intersection of science, technology, and human connection.

Currently building

Blood-based screening for early lung cancer. A neural-symbolic AI platform for aging research. Two ventures focused on connection and dating.

Jacqueline Kennard

Reddick, Florida

Jacqueline Kennard

Connector, Advisor

Entrepreneur, mother, equestrian, dancer. Mindset over matter. Connecting people and long-term relationship building is her superpower.

Currently building

Vetting people, products and tech for medical and hospitality longevity clinics. Wellness concepts for hotels.

Jan Kratochvil

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Jan Kratochvil

CMO, Medicom & DPNY

Born in Prague, raised in Berlin, now in Palma. M.A. in Communication, lectured in sports marketing. Now CMO with focus on longevity.

Currently building

Developing new longevity supplements and market access for the next generation of products.

Laura Schäfer

Munich, Germany

Laura Schäfer

Founder, YUEVA Longevity

Penn CompSci brain, founder hustle. Traded M&A strategy for mitochondrial health. Building Europe's first physician-led precision longevity platform for women.

Currently building

YUEVA - precision longevity for women. ReproX - a connector platform for reproductive health and longevity research.

Dr. Sabine Krofczik

Azeitão, Portugal

Dr. Sabine Krofczik

Scientist, Lecturer, Founder

Head of Psychiatry & Dementia clinical research at Thermo Fisher. Lecturer at Geneva College for Longevity Sciences. Driven by the belief that health is something we can shape.

Currently building

Become a Longevity Creator (BLC) - a cross-generational educational platform on holistic health solutions.

Dr. Shifa Rahman

London, United Kingdom

Dr. Shifa Rahman

GP, NHS - Educator, Royal Society of Medicine

General practitioner specializing in longevity medicine, functional medicine, epigenetics, and nutrigenomics. Recently appointed educator for Longevity Medicine at the Royal Society of Medicine, where she advances preventative, precision-based personalised medicine.

Currently building

Reframing what medicine can be - preventative, personalised, precision-based. Her name, Shifa, means 'to cure or heal' in Arabic.

Thomas Weidlich

Lisbon, Portugal

Thomas Weidlich

Founder of Noēsis

German community builder, facilitator, and longevity connector. With over a decade of experience in facilitation, brand architecture, and community design, he builds high-trust spaces where founders, scientists, doctors and investors connect around what actually matters: health, purpose, and each other. His core conviction: your five closest relationships are more predictive of your healthspan than your supplement stack.

Currently building

Building Noēsis. Speaking at global health and longevity events on community as a longevity intervention.

Tom Veasey

London, UK

Tom Veasey

Founder, Fresh Faced Marketing

Driven by creativity through arts, music, and storytelling. Helps clinics, doctors and health brands express their message with clarity, confidence and heart.

Currently building

Digital marketing for longevity brands - bringing a creative lens to the wellness world.

Zelda F. Vilmar

Germany

Zelda F. Vilmar

Founder, Advisor - Longevity, Health & Well-Being

Works at the intersection of health, technology, and leadership, helping organizations and leaders turn breakthrough ideas into real-world impact. After more than a decade in consulting and executive leadership, she shifted her focus to the future of health: longevity, DEIA, and AI - advising startups and investors, building new ventures, and writing.

Currently building

Preparing a book with Springer on Longevity & DEIA. Empowering women in tech and health leadership through coaching, mentoring, and workshops - helping female leaders gain clarity, resilience, and visibility in times of transformation.

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