Dr. Mylea Charvat became interested in the brain at age 13 when her grandmother began to suffer cognitive problems. A clinician with a business background, she was an early employee with Travelocity in the 1990s & went on to train as a clinical neuropsychologist & neuroscientist & in 2015 founded Savonix. Her career has been defined by extraordinary leadership, creative problem solving, operational excellence, customer focus and social impact. She brings a proven ability to drive results in different environments by shaping a compelling strategic direction, building required capabilities and leading execution. Mylea is known and recommended for being a results driven and authentic leader who creates high performance cultures and winning teams.
Mylea has authored several peer review publications in mental health & neuroimaging. She completed her fellowship in clinical neuroscience at Stanford & has been a lecturer at Stanford where she is currently a faculty mentor with the Knight-Hennessey Scholars program. She has also taught at The University of San Francisco & San Francisco State University. She is a monthly contributor with Psychology Today, has written for Tech Crunch & Stat News & appeared as a subject matter expert at many conferences including AAIC, The Atlantic Council, the NIH & NIA & with the Duke Leadership Program.