Founding Team

Clinical rigor. Technical execution. Lived understanding.

Marie Atallah, PhD
CEO · Clinical Vision
Marie Atallah, PhD

"My own 'why' could no longer remain in the background of my work. It needed to become the work."

Licensed clinical health psychologist with experience building early-stage digital mental health products. Born at 27 weeks' gestation and later surviving 57 days on life support at age 30 — she experienced firsthand the power of extraordinary medical care and the community that sustains a person through crisis.

Ivan A. Valdez, PhD
CTO · Product & Architecture
Ivan A. Valdez, PhD

"8-minute consults make it impossible to connect — and feel like you're making an impact."

Harvard PhD scientist and engineer who spent four years in medical training before architecting TribeWellMed end to end. Brings firsthand understanding of the isolation the platform addresses together with technical rigor and a research background in metabolic disease.

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