Kirthika Parmeswaran
About Kirthika Parmeswaran
Award-winning, future focused leadership in healthcare, business and technology. Currently the CEO of Vital Start (www.vitalstarthealth.com), a Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) early-stage digital therapeutic startup focused on maternal mental health using XR and AI. Passionate about innovation and commercialization, technologist with a R&D background, experienced in healthcare, information systems, AI, IoT, mobile technologies, digital payments and cybersecurity. Strategic thought leader, speaker with excellent communication skills; numerous journal publications. DARPA award recipient with numerous awards and honors including advisory positions with the FCC as a member of the Technological Advisory Council's Mobile Device Theft Prevention (MDTP) working group and the CTIA Cybersecurity working group. Distinctive education with Master’s in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis and an Executive Master’s in Technology Management from University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Wharton School of Business. Specialties: Digital Therapeutics, Healthcare, Product Management, Strategy, Business Development, R&D www.vitalstarthealth.com