Our Team
The team combines expertise in AI product development, behavior change design, and scaled platform strategy.
Harrison Newlands
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Harrison is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a strong track record in startup innovation, operational execution, and cross-sector partnership development. His experience spans building and scaling ventures at the intersection of technology, health, and human behavior—making him uniquely equipped to lead an AI-powered wellness platform like EverKind.
Brien Stelzer
Chief Operating Officer
Brien is a proven technology leader who has driven innovation and elevated customer experience at scale across product, program and technical business development roles at Fortune 500 companies including Amazon and Expedia Group. With graduate degrees in business, policy and clinical mental health counseling he uniquely bridges strategic business thinking, tactical execution, and empathic design across the company making him ideally suited to operationalize Everkind's vision of Al-powered wellness for all.
Supreet Pal Singh
Chief Technology Officer
Supreet is a veteran technology leader with deep expertise in building scalable cloud platforms, developer ecosystems, and distributed systems. Over the past five years, he has immersed himself in the study of human psychology and neuroscience, blending technical innovation with cognitive science. This expertise enables him to build robust, human-centered AI solutions that advance EverKind's mission to enhance emotional well-being through technology.
Timothy Ko
Head of Business Development & Partnerships
Tim is a proven growth leader and relationship builder with deep experience at the intersection of emerging technology, mental health, and strategic partnerships. He previously led business development at Entheon Biomedical, working on innovative approaches in biotech and psychedelic-assisted therapy. At EverKind, Tim leads partnership strategy across healthcare, enterprise, and platform integrations.
Jonathan Held
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan, CPA, CA, is a strategic finance executive with a background in M&A, capital markets, and scaling high-growth startups. He has served as CFO, Director and advisor for multiple public and private companies. At EverKind, Jonathan oversees financial operations, investor relations, and long-term capital strategy.
George Plytas
Chief Security Officer
George Plytas is a cybersecurity and compliance leader with more than 25 years of experience in strengthening security operations and enhancing governance programs. He has guided organizations across healthcare, financial services, insurance, and technology in achieving industry compliance with standards and frameworks. George specializes in aligning security strategy with business objectives while building resilient, scalable security programs.
Andy Smith
Head of Product
A senior product leader with 15+ years spanning chart-topping mobile games (Mega Jump, 110M users) and healthcare SaaS at scale (League, 10M+ members). Andy specializes in turning emerging technology into products people genuinely use. His path runs from CEO of top-charting mobile game studios to Chief Product Officer at Plankk and AVP Product at League, where he grew the product org from one team to eight. He writes about AI-assisted product development in his Medium series, "Going on a Jaunt with AI."
Tesh Kapadia
Co Head of Sales and Business Development
Tesh leads international growth and strategic partnerships. He brings extensive experience in enterprise sales and market expansion, having led large-scale commercial initiatives and built high-value partnerships across telecom, technology, and digital platforms. Tesh focuses on country-level deployments across Africa and Asia, working with governments and institutional partners to enable population-level access to Everkind’s mental wellness platform. His track record includes driving revenue growth, structuring complex deals, and scaling platforms into new global markets.
Matt Brudzynski
Chief Strategy Officer
Matt is a veteran executive dedicated to humanizing technology. As the Chief Strategy Officer at Everkind, Matt leverages over 25 years of experience—honed at Google Cloud, IBM, and Deloitte—to solve complex challenges at the intersection of data and well-being. His impact on the mental health landscape is defined by his work pioneering a groundbreaking AI-powered personality detection solution. By utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) and psychographic modeling, Matt developed a system that personalizes the mental health journey, ensuring support aligns authentically with an individual’s unique persona. Beyond product innovation, Matt serves as a professional coach and mentor to health-tech entrepreneurs, helping them navigate the complexities of scaling AI solutions that prioritize human-centric outcomes.