Leadership Team
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Tom Wamberg
Founder, Chairman and CEO
Tom is the former CEO of Clark Consulting, CLK, NYSE, and served as President of Human Longevity Insurance and is the founder of three biotech insurance firms, Wamberg Genomic Advisors, now Genomic Life, HealthOME, and Longevity Life. Tom is a member of the Foundation Board of the Cleveland Clinic and has been recognized as a 1,000 Longevity Leader.
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Dr. Paul Billings
MD-PhD, Founder and CMO
Paul has held academic appointments at Harvard University, U.C. San Francisco, Stanford University, and U.C. Berkeley; and served as a board-certified internist and medical geneticist at leading medical centers.
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Lauren Flanagan
Founder and CSO
Lauren has held various leadership roles with national distribution firms. She has a Master of Public Affairs degree from Indiana University and AI Strategy Certification from UC Berkeley. She is a dedicated advocate for social impact, empowering healthier lives.
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Dr. Heath Balcer
PhD, COO
Heath has experience in the healthcare and life sciences, with commercial and operational leadership roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Biomatrica, and Biological Dynamics. Heath holds a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from Brandeis University.
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Michelle Brandriss
Board Member
A seasoned entrepreneur in the e-commerce industry and founder of Name Bubbles, the largest children's name label company in the U.S. With over one million orders to date, Michelle’s success is reflected in multiple prestigious awards and media attention in prominent publications such as Good Housekeeping, and People Magazine.
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Jim Weakley
Head of International Operations
Jim is an experienced Fortune 50 Insurance executive and board director who blends global operational and marketing expertise with strategic foresight to navigate international growth and disruption. Over his career, he has executed bold transformations across established and emerging markets and steered complex M&A and JVs to maximize value.
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Dr. Afik Gal
Chief Data Scientist
Afik Gal is a physician, entrepreneur, and Duke MBA with over 25 years of experience of leading technology and business innovation across healthcare and insurance industries. He currently runs a digital health consultancy focused on AI/ML-enabled business strategy and commercialization.
Previously, Afik co-founded and led the commercial efforts for a new category of tech-enabled retirement solutions. Afik also built a full distribution system to scale its growth, and leveraged AI to transform from a services model to a technology model (Assured Allies). Before that Afik transformed a large health services company using AI/ML to a 90%+ automation with hundreds of millions in savings (EviCore). Prior to that Afik launched PWC’s Healthcare Innovation Lab (developing market access and pricing simulation tools, self-service disease management programs) -

Bronwyne van Niekirk
Sr Director, Customer Success
Bronwyne is a customer success executive with over 20 years of experience in diagnostics, precision oncology, and healthcare technology. She leads customer lifecycle strategy and operational execution for Longevity Life Advisors' membership-based precision health offerings. Bronwyne specializes in building scalable SOP's, CRM workflows, and cross-functional systems that enhance member experience and drive operational excellence.
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Dede Goehler, R.N.
Sr. Director, Care Navigation
Dede Goehler serves as Senior Director of Care Navigation, bringing a strong clinical background in nursing and extensive experience in oncology diagnostics and genomic testing. Throughout her career, she has been a dedicated patient advocate, committed to helping individuals and families navigate complex healthcare decisions with confidence. Her leadership ensures a seamless, compassionate experience from testing through follow-up care.
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Bert Lazo, CPA
Sr. Director, Finance & Accounting
Bert Lazo is a U.S. Navy veteran and finance leader with 20+ years of experience across FP&A, accounting, and operational finance in healthcare/biotech, services, and public-company environments. At Longevity Life Advisors, he leads finance and accounting—owning budgeting and forecasting, cash runway planning, and management reporting for leadership. He oversees day-to-day finance operations (vendor payments, accruals, month-end close, and expense controls) and builds KPI dashboards and executive-ready materials that translate financial data into clear decisions. He also leads SOC 2 readiness and helps coordinate insurer due diligence. Previously, Bert held finance leadership roles at Destination Pet, Sorrento Therapeutics, and Biocept, and earlier managed close, controls, and reporting in NASDAQ-listed wireless companies.
Insurance Experts
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Jim Benson
Advisory Member
Serves as CEO of Benson Botsford, LLC, a financial services investment company. Mr. Benson is former president and chief executive officer of John Hancock Life Insurance Company. From 2010 until 2018, Mr. Benson served on the Board of Directors of the United States Olympic Committee.
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Jim Davidson
Advisory Member
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EOI Service Company, Inc. and a founder of the company. EOI is the oldest voluntary benefit enrollment firm in the United States. Jim is a past director of the Chicago Association of Life Underwriters and past President of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists.
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Jim Morris
Advisory Member
Past Chairman and CEO of Pacific Life Insurance Company, and of its parent companies Pacific Mutual Holding Company and Pacific LifeCorp. Mr. Morris is on the board of Southern California Edison, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and a past board member of the American Council of Life Insurers.
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Bill Shelow
Advisory Member
President and CEO of LIBRA Insurance Partners LLC (the merged entity of LifeMark Partners, Bramco and IDA). LIBRA has over 95 member firms that represent over 50,000 agents and advisors. LIBRA is the largest independently owned life insurance distribution organization in the country. Prior to his transition to the distribution world Bill spent 25 years with Harleysville Insurance Companies where he served as President of Harleysville Life Insurance Company.
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John Allan
Advisory Member
President of EOI Service Company. John is a national expert in leading successful employee enrollments for many of America’s largest employers. EOI brings 45 years of experience of voluntary benefit design, communication, and enrollment in the United States.
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Peter Gilman
Advisory Member
Peter Gilman graduated from Iowa State University in 1986 with a degree in Finance and began his career at Clark/Bardes, Inc. before joining AEGON/Life Investors in 1993 as National Director of Advanced Sales. He founded Extraordinary Markets, an AEGON company, and as President and CEO led the development of its global business insurance platform. In 2009, he formed Carbry Capital, Inc., advising stakeholders in life insurance-based transactions, and he is also a co-founder of Engaged Retirement, an insuretech company focused on next-generation retirement solutions.
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Dan Gray
Advisory Member
A 48-year veteran of the insurance/reinsurance industry and has served as the Chairman and CEO of Northstar Companies, Inc. since 2000. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Nautilus Strategic Advisors (Bermuda) Limited, Chairman of Nautilus International Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Nautilus Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited and Nautilus Management Services, Inc. Mr. Gray was the Founder and CEO of Providence Life Assurance Company. He is an Operating Partner of Black Rock Long Term Private Capital and has been actively involved as a principal and an advisor in global M&A in the insurance/reinsurance business.
Biotech Experts
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Dr. Tom Graham
Advisory Member
Served as Chief Innovation Officer of Cleveland Clinic. He is author of the best-selling book, Innovation the Cleveland Clinic Way: Transforming Healthcare by Putting Ideas To Work. Dr. Graham is the holder of over 50 patents.
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Dr. Diane Simeone
Advisory Member
Director of the Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center and UC San Diego Health and the Chugai Pharmaceutical Chair of Cancer. An international recognized surgeon scientist in the study of pancreatic cancer, she has served on the NCI Pancreatic Cancer Task Force and has long-standing NIH funding in early detection biomarkers. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
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Dr. Brad Perkins
Advisory Member
Served at CDC as leader of anthrax response and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. Dr. Perkins served in senior executive roles at Vanguard Health Systems and Human Longevity Inc. Dr. Perkins created the Health Nucleus.
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Dr. Santosh Kesari
Advisory Member
Founder of Pacific Neuroscience Institute, and Director of Neuro-oncology and Chair of Translational Neurosciences at Saint John’s Cancer Institute. Dr. Kesari is an internationally recognized scientist with over 400 scientific publications and has led over 100 clinical trials in cancer, neuroscience, and immunology, and is thought leader and advisor to many non-profits and biotech/startups.
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Michael Nall
Advisory Member
Founder and Executive Advisor of Longevity Life Advisors and has been a leader in Healthcare and Biotech for over 30 years, serving as an executive at GE Healthcare, Clarient, Biocept, Biological Dynamics and Exai Bio. He has served as a board member for the Clearity Foundation, PRECEDE and on the Industry Relations Committee for the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD.
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