Omid Moghadam is the founder and CEO of Namida Lab. He is an inventor, entrepreneur, venture investor, and educator. He specializes in launching new ventures with social impact in health and technology. Moghadam has inventions in medical imaging, cryptography, microprocessor design, medical devices, diagnostics, digital photography, data science, and communications. He is currently the Chairman of RAPID Dosimetry, a precision medicine company he also co-founded and a board member of The Diary Corporation.

He is the past founder or co-founder of nine companies in Healthcare IT, genomics, diagnostics, and medical imaging, and has held executive positions at Intel, Eastman Kodak, and CTG-AMS Corporations.

He formerly served on the advisory boards of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Children's Hospital Boston, and California Healthcare Foundation, and has held academic positions at Harvard Medical School Department of Biomedical Informatics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lally School of Business as well as an EIR position at UCLA.

Mr. Moghadam’s past approaches to innovation have been highlighted in two books: Grabbing Lightning, and The Innovators Prescription. Omid loves art, history, languages, and travel. Most Sundays he can be found sweating over FT’s Polymath crossword puzzle.

Chris Albertson is the Laboratory Director for Namida Lab, Inc. He has experience in high complexity laboratory directorship since 2007 and has overseen laboratories in Arkansas, Florida and Tennessee. He has held various positions in the corporate medical department of a large bio-pharmaceutical company for the majority of his career.  

Chris has a Bachelors of Arts in Biology from Hendrix College in Conway, AR and a Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.  He completed his pathology residency in Little Rock, AR and is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Eric Barnes is the Chief Financial Officer of Namida Lab, Inc., and is responsible for the Company’s financial functions.  He is a certified public accountant with 25 years of experience as a finance and operations professional in both public and private companies.  Positions held have ranged from accounting and finance to operations, and include experience in areas such as capital raising, operations management, transaction structuring, FP&A, and SEC reporting.

Eric’s career has been invested in high-growth companies ranging from start-ups to the middle market.  His experience covers a variety of industries, including the development and manufacturing of nanomaterials and specialty chemicals, biotechnology, recycling, manufacturing, and construction.  Companies engaged in the development and commercialization of new technologies are of special interest to him.

Kelsey Earhart is the General Supervisor for Namida Lab, Inc. She oversees all aspects of the laboratory operation and personnel performing testing. In addition, she is also a clinical laboratory scientist, bringing over 7 years of expertise in high-quality clinical laboratory experience. She has professionally performed complex tests, quality control, training, reporting, and validations under strict guidelines of laboratory policies, procedures, GMP, FDA, CAP, ISO, and OSHA. She has personally operated over 20 lab instruments and has excessive knowledge of sterile technique, chemical, biological and mathematical principles.

Before joining Namida, she has held positions with numerous fortune 500 companies, including the second-largest food production company in the world as a Microbiologist IV, identifying and isolating microorganisms using differential testing and aseptic technique in addition to carrying out bacterial identification using VITEK and confirmation using PCR method testing using BAX, BioRad, VIDAS, and Roka Atlas System. She has experience in quality assurance and is resilient and proactive in developing new processes, improving documentation and techniques to enhance laboratory function and overall quality practices.

She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from Colorado State University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public health.

Prashanth Ravishankar, Ph.D., is a R&D Scientist at Namida Lab. He brings over 8 years of expertise in high-quality research laboratory and engineering experience to the Namida team. He has served as a technical consultant for start-up companies both locally and internationally, assisting in experimental design, grant writing, custom prototype design, and mentorship. Prashanth’s expertise spans the scientific gamut from molecular biology to biomaterial fabrication. As a result, he has acquired extensive knowledge in chemical and biological principles, aseptic technique, and has operated over 25 lab instruments across disciplines. As an R&D Scientist, Prashanth plays an integral role in the advancement of technologies from lab bench to product.

Prashanth has a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering as well as a Masters's in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas. He received his Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from SRM University, India. He is invested in technology, world history, travel, and loves to solve sequential puzzles.

Amber Alsbury is the Manager of Customer Service for Namida Lab. She manages buyer relationships, improves customer service experience, and supports sales opportunities. She holds thorough knowledge of GCP, HIPPA, and relevant regulations for the conduct of clinical trial support at Namida Lab. In addition, she is responsible for a broad set of tasks to provide the fundamental framework to secure proficiency and compliance to ensure all team members have adequate support to work efficiently. She manages all clerical and administrative tasks in addition to cross-functional duties that are vital for the productivity of the company.
Her professional experience has been dedicated to the health industry. She is BLS certified and a licensed phlebotomist. She spent several years working for a comprehensive cancer care group focused on patient care, education, patient support groups, and research through clinical trials. She previously worked as a Laboratory Support Technician I for one of the largest U.S. health systems, with 44 acute care & specialty hospitals, and over 700 physician & outpatient clinics throughout the USA. She also dedicated time to Counseling & Psychological Services as an Administrative Specialist III. In addition, she also has business experience managing communication procedures, guidelines, and policies for an online marketing and merchandising platform that operated a portfolio of e-commerce sites.
Amber holds a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences in addition to numerous health licenses and training. She is an Arkansas native and lives in Fayetteville with her daughter.

Dr. Steven E. Harms has recently retired as a breast imaging specialist with The Breast Center. He is recognized nationally in the area of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), specifically Breast MRI, and was named “Komen Foundation Scientist of the Year” by Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1998. In 1995, he was given the annual William Beaumont Award by the American Medical Association for the outstanding physician in the nation under the age of 50. He was formerly on the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Baylor University Medical Center, and M. D. Anderson Cancer Institute. During his 14 years as director of MRI at Baylor, Dr. Harms and his research team developed MRI applications including RODEO Breast MRI. He helped draft the 2007 American Cancer Society breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend breast MRI screening for high risk patients. He served as member and chairman of the Radiologic Devices Panel for the US Food and Drug Administration from 1983-2001. Harms is a fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging, a fellow of the American College of Radiology, and has been on the Best Doctors in America since 2003. Harms practiced at MANA’s The Breast Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas since 2004 and continues to be a clinical professor at UAMS.

Dr. Harms has authored over 116 scientific papers, 43 book chapters, and 11 patents. He is past-president of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Dr. Harms was previously on the board of directors and program chair for the American Society of Breast Disease and the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Dr. Harms served on the American College of Radiology Breast MRI Lexicon Committee and the Susan G. Komen Public Policy Committee. He was previously associate editior of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and The Breast Journal. He has been a visiting professor at medical schools throughout the world including Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Stanford, Yale, Peking Medical University, Taipei Medical University, and University College London.

Dr. V. Suzanne Klimberg has 30 years of experience in breast surgical oncology. She has pioneered innovative breast cancer treatment methods of patients, authored over 350 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 15 books, and has held over 25 editorial board positions for surgical journals and publications. Additionally, Dr. Klimberg has won over 75 awards in teaching, research, and clinical care, and is the past president of three major American surgical organizations and Treasurer of another. She is a Senior Director for the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Complex Surgical Oncology. She is Chair of the Oncoplastic Breast Skills Course at the American College of Cancer. She is and has been funded by the NIH, American Cancer Society, Merit Review, and the Fashion Footwear Association of New York. She has held the Muriel Balsam Kohn Chair in Breast Surgical Oncology, and was presented with her own named lectureship by her colleagues and friends at UAMS.

Michael is the Sr. Director of Integrated Marketing at Simmons Pet Food in Siloam Springs, AR. He joined Simmons in 2021 and has enjoyed a 30 year career in a variety of sales and marketing roles, with an emphasis the last 10 years in Shopper Marketing and Innovation. Michael graduated from Oklahoma Christian University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.

Michael volunteers with local school booster organizations and has previously served on the NWA board of the American Red Cross. He and his family are active members of the Bentonville church of Christ.

Teresa Farah is an award-winning transactional attorney who has worked across the globe in international business for over thirty years. She has represented clients ranging from Walmart, Tyson Foods, to governments, to start-ups and early-stage venture backed companies, as well as medium to multinational enterprises. Teresa has structured and negotiated numerous multibillion dollar, multinational transactions and joint ventures across a variety of sectors spanning Hollywood, Wall Street, government, joint ventures, and private equity. 

Prior to establishing her own international legal practice in the U.S., Teresa worked in Dubai, U.A.E. for seven years, both in the private and public sectors. While in Dubai, she served as the General Counsel of The Executive Office, which is the private office of the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

 As General Counsel, Teresa managed the legal requirements of a multibillion-dollar portfolio of assets, which included all entities under the authority of The Executive Office of the government of Dubai, which included: Dubai development and Investment Authority (the investment authority for the government of Dubai); the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East); Dubai International Capital, LLC (private equity and investment firm); Dubai Energy Limited; Dubai Healthcare City (a 4.1 million square foot healthcare free zone) developed in conjunction with Harvard Medical; Dubai Industrial City; Dubailand, LLC (a multibillion dollar, multi-faceted residential and entertainment complex with an array of attractions and amenities including a theme park, polo club, hotels, schools and medical clinics); Jumeirah, LLC (a luxury hotel and hospitality group with a global portfolio); Dubai School of Government (developed in conjunction with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government); and Dubai International Humanitarian City (the largest humanitarian hub in the world and the only non-profit, independent, humanitarian free-zone hosting approximately 80 members comprised of UN organizations, non-profits and non-governmental organizations, in addition to commercial companies).

During her tenure with the Dubai government, Teresa was the lead counsel representing the government of Dubai in numerous multibillion-dollar joint ventures between the government and multinational corporations, Fortune 500 companies and other governments. This included negotiating a joint venture between the government of Dubai and New York Mercantile Exchange, creating the Dubai Mercantile Exchange; negotiating a joint venture between Dubai Healthcare City and Harvard Medical International; and negotiating a collaboration between the government of Dubai and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government to create the Dubai School of Government. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Dubai Mercantile Exchange and for the Dubai Healthcare City.

Prior to working in Dubai, Teresa worked as an international business and trade consultant advising on global trade, foreign direct investment, country assessment and risk mitigation analysis, as well as international shipping and transportation.

Teresa started working in international business in Washington, D.C. as the Trade Dispute Director for the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce where she developed, implemented and managed a trade dispute reconciliation service and mediated commercial disputes between U.S. companies and Arab companies, recovering millions of dollars for member companies. Teresa advised U.S. clients on foreign investment regulations in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait; Islamic halal certification; international shipping; and industrial regulatory requirements for Arab countries. She also developed an arbitration service in conjunction with outside legal counsel.

In 2010 the American Bar Association recognized Teresa's accomplishments and practice by selecting her as one of 2010’s ten “Legal Rebels,” an award which honors lawyers who are innovative and changing the practice of law.

In addition to Teresa's private practice, she taught International Finance, International Contracting, and International Business Transactions, on an adjunct basis, at the University of Arkansas School of Law, as well as in Lithuania at the Vytautus Magnus University’s School of Law in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Teresa serves on the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Arkansas Advisory Committee, the Advisory Board for AI Inkwell, Inc., Advisory Board and Advisor to the CEO of Namida, Inc. (an early cancer detection company), MDVisit, LLC, The World Trade Center, Arkansas, and is a co-founding member and serves on the board for the Organization of Women in International Trade, Arkansas Chapter.

Teresa is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of New York.

James Farley has over 40 years of experience providing executive leadership with national healthcare delivery systems and health plans. He currently serves as an industry consultant to private equity and institutional clients regarding the broader healthcare sector. Prior to retiring, James served as the National VP of Value Creation for United Health Group delivering strategies to lower the total cost of care across United Healthcare and their international delivery platform Optum.

Prior to joining UHG, James served as SVP with Washington DC based The Advisory Board Company providing strategy and turn-around expertise for many of the nations largest healthcare systems. For 30 years James served as COO and similar roles with regional and national integrated health care systems, including MedStar Health, Advocate Health, PeaceHealth and Kaiser Permanente.

During his career James has served as board member for numerous private companies including two Home Health companies, an ACO, and American Reserve Oil and Gas. James’s background also includes experience as an advisor to the World Health Organization, and the Health Ministries of Samoa and Fiji.

John Halsey is a seasoned executive with a 30-year track record in digital and population health. Throughout his career, he has built a successful track record as a strategic leader with a proven ability to drive growth.

John's experience spans leadership roles at Teladoc, MDLIVE, and Recuro Health, where he developed a deep understanding of both the payor and provider verticals. He leverages this expertise to identify promising market opportunities, craft effective go-to-market strategies, and achieve exceptional results. John has a history of accelerating revenue and EBITDA growth by streamlining client acquisition, development, and retention processes.

A highly motivated leader, John excels at building and mentoring cross-functional teams. He inspires his teams to achieve ambitious goals and consistently exceed market share objectives.

Keith A. Orris, the founder and CEO of The Endurance Group, is a lead strategist and sometimes investor to start-up and early-stage companies developing innovative products and undertaking bold endeavors.

Keith developed a passion for innovation as the Senior Vice President at Drexel University where he was responsible for making the University a nexus for research, technology transfer and economic development in the Philadelphia region. He launched a successful university accelerator with a community and campus incubator, directed the tech transfer office (top 50 in world for patent issuance); and created Schuylkill Yards, a 15-acre/ $3.5 billion urban innovation and research community. Keith was also the principal convener for the adjacent Amtrak 30^th Street Station District Plan Initiative, a recipient of the AIA’s global urban planning award.

For nearly four decades Keith held senior executive positions in business, higher education, health care and government. Today he advises companies on business growth, product development, capital raising and network building. He is a board director of Microshare, a global IoT company; lead strategist for Right Brain Bio, a pharmaceutical company; advises Namida, a breast cancer screening company; and Orange Maker, a 3D Printing company, and a co-founder of PennsArk, a firm representing Worry Free Plastics, a distributor for an end-of-life plastic additive.

Keith is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College with a B.A. in Government and served in board leadership positions for many large non-profit organizations in Philadelphia and Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Marcus Osborne is the CEO of RightMove, a nationwide provider of virtual musculoskeletal physical therapy. Prior to earning his MBA at Harvard in 2007, Osborne completed an internship at The White House and served as CFO of the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative. Osborne played a key role in Walmart's push into healthcare as SVP of Walmart Health.

Fryar is an Arkansas native who graduated from the University of Arkansas with degrees in economics and agricultural economics. Fryar earned a doctorate in agricultural and applied economics from the University of Minnesota. Fryar was a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Arkansas for 13 years. He has published articles in more than 50 professional journals, and he has 40 years of professional experience in agriculture.

Fryar co-founded Ozark Mountain Poultry, which specializes in raising chickens without antibiotics or animal by-products. According to the release, Fryar sold the company eight years later, and it employed 1,800 people with plants in Rogers, Batesville, Magness, Bay, and Newport. Fryar has been on the state Council of Economic Advisers for governors since 1983. He was a member of the Fayetteville School Board in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2010, he served as treasurer for Congressman Steve Womack's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is a member of the Agribusiness Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Rob Kimbel is an owner of Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc., located in Fayetteville, AR. He joined KMS in 1995, and in 2001, at the age of 26, he became a partner and grew what was then a small local plumbing company into a national company with 1200+ employees. Today, the company has operations in 20+ states across the country.

Rob is also a partner in multiple start-ups, real estate projects and real estate funds that specialize in affordable housing across the United States.

Rob is also a mentor and advisor to several local businesses and entrepreneurs in NW Arkansas. He has also served on the boards of Generations Bank, NWA Home Builders Association and Beyond the Game, a non-profit organization serving the impoverished of the Dominican Republic.

Todd Simmons is the Chief Executive Officer of Simmons Foods, Inc. and Affiliates located in Siloam Springs, AR. He joined Simmons in 1990. Todd attended Georgetown University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Minor in Theology. Todd began his work at Simmons at the age of 19 and has trained in all areas of the business. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2012.

Todd is Chairman of the Board of Namida Lab Inc., and is a General Partner of Natural Capital LLC. He currently serves on the Boards of the National Chicken Council, Signature Bank of Arkansas, The Razorback Foundation, Theatre Squared, Northwest Arkansas Council and Endeavor Global of Northwest Arkansas.

Ran Whitehead, NMG Consultant, is a seasoned laboratory executive with more than 40 years of experience. Mr. Whitehead has led laboratories in a variety of settings from founding a start-up venture capital-backed laboratory in Tennessee to leading for-profit and non-for-profit laboratories in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, New Mexico, and Oregon.

Mr. Whitehead is an expert at strategic development, lab construction and site development, LIS implementation and outreach development. He is well known for his technical and clinical excellence, collaborative partnerships, and innovative programs. He has also led initiatives such as the distance learning program that was later adopted by laboratories across the country.

Prior to joining NMG, he most recently served as CEO at PeaceHealth Laboratories where he integrated twelve laboratory operations in to one operating unit with standardized policies, procedures and equipment. While there he also developed new service lines to enhance future revenues, introduced Lean Assessment program for process improvement and implemented the EPIC/Beaker LIS.

Mr. Whitehead also served as CEO at SED Medical Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM and Oregon Medical Laboratories in Eugene, OR. He has also held senior leadership positions at Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, FL, Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, NC and at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.
He has presented at the Executive War College, Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine, California Clinical Laboratory Association and Roche Molecular Center of Excellence. He has also led numerous online seminars and has authored several articles for the Medical Laboratory Observer and released four podcasts focusing on the clinical laboratory industry.

Mr. Whitehead served on the Boards at Lane Workforce Partnership, Lane Memorial Blood Bank, New Mexico Workforce Partnership and Ascendant Diagnostics.

He earned his Master of Business Administration at Duke University and his Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology at Michigan State University.
Ran lives in Santa Barbara, CA with his wife.