Walter De Brouwer

CSO of doc.ai and Stanford Professor

  • Investing in & Scaling AI Startups

    The Value of IPO

    The Future of Deep Tech

  • $20k to $60k plus travel

  • California, United States

Walter De Brouwer is a renowned academic and entrepreneurial luminary, currently holding the position of Chief Scientific Officer at Sharecare, a NASDAQ-listed company valued at $3.9B. With a storied career spanning across continents and industries, Walter has founded and led several groundbreaking companies in AI and deep tech. His ventures include co-founding doc.ai, a Palo Alto-based computational linguistics company focusing on digital healthcare, and serving as CEO of Scanadu Inc., a mobile health company aimed at revolutionizing consumer healthcare through AI-driven medical devices.

Walter's academic credentials are as impressive as his entrepreneurial endeavors. He earned a master’s degree in Formal Linguistics from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in Computational Semantics from the Catholic University of Tilburg, the Netherlands. He has served as a lecturer at the University of Antwerp and is an adjunct professor at Stanford University Medical School, where he is the course director of MED-205. His research interests span Multimodal Transformers, AGI, GPT agents, and 6G, and he holds 53 patents.

In addition to his role at Sharecare, Walter is a General Partner at Claritas Capital, a $1B PE fund where he oversees the Media and Entertainment sector. His varied interests and memberships reflect a diverse and impactful career, including being a member of the Recording Academy (Grammys), IEEE, American Mathematical Society, and the Army and Navy Officers Club of Washington, D.C. Walter De Brouwer's journey from academia to entrepreneurship and his current role in shaping the future of AI and healthcare position him as a pivotal figure in the intersection of technology, health, and business.

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Walter’s previous speaking experience.

Walter De Brouwer is a highly respected speaker and authority in the field of AI and deep technology, recognized for his compelling presentations at prestigious platforms, including TEDx and TEDAI. His insightful discourses extend to influential organizations such as Mastercard, where he has shared his expertise on integrating AI into business strategy, digital transformation, and technological innovation. Walter's ability to captivate and engage a diverse range of audiences is evident in his appearances at various global forums. His speeches, delivered at numerous esteemed institutions and corporate events, resonate with his deep understanding of AI’s impact on healthcare, business dynamics, and future tech trends.

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