About us
cogniDNA was founded in Silicon Valley by Alper-Science PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and his friend David-who is a computer scientist and worked as a software engineer at 23andMe.
Alper thinks genetics is the most powerful tool for a person to know about himself, so wanted to create a product that would use the latest research results to help people to improve their life.
We have a team that is expert in genetics. We want to create a truly helpful product to solve the problems people face when making decisions in life and know their fitness, mental, and cognitive skills.
We have bold ideas and are not afraid to act on them. We strongly believe genetics can have a positive impact on people's life, and improve their life quality.
We are helping people understand their potential
David Cheney
VP Engineering
Software Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure and security applications.
Before joining cogniDNA, David spent 4 years as an engineer at 23andMe.
Alper Nese
CEO
A serial entrepreneur and a technologist with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.
Alper believes cogniDNA will help people to know themselves and improve their life quality.
We learn from the best
Laura Edwards
Strategy
Laura is a futurist and innovation catalyst specializing in strategic roadmaps across sectors.
She served on the US State Dept’s Advisory Subcommittee on Technology & Innovation for Public/Private Partnerships.
Gaurav Garg
Marketing
Gaurav is a serial entrepreneur who founded companies in Rideshare, Advertising, and Health domains.
He is currently a Senior Product Manager at Cisco on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning products.