Team

Meet The Team

Zain Khalpey

Chief Medical AI Officer, ATARI AI
Chair of Applied Clinical AI, ATARI AI Foundation Director, Khalpey AI Lab

Dr. Zain Khalpey is a robotic heart surgeon and AI leader, directing the Artificial Heart Program in Arizona. He pioneers AI-driven patient care and surgical innovation, with research in organ longevity, robotic surgery, and AI-powered risk prediction leading to multiple patents and global adoption. At ATARI, he transforms AI breakthroughs into real-world medical solutions. A sought-after speaker and Fortune 500 advisor, his book The AI Prescription explores how AI enhances human expertise in medicine.

Amina Khalpey, PhD

President, ATARI AI Foundation Director,
ATARI AI Foundation - Academy Co-Director, Khalpey AI Lab

Dr. Amina Khalpey is President of ATARI and Co-Director of the Khalpey AI Lab, leading AI-driven innovations in cardiac care. With a background in plasma physics and biomedical engineering, she has spearheaded global initiatives at MIT, Harvard, and the Whitehead Institute. Through ATARI’s Academy and AI Literacy Program, she bridges AI and medicine, ensuring ethical adoption. Her book, The AI Prescription, reinforces AI’s role in enhancing—not replacing—human expertise in healthcare.

Nicholas King

Chief Executive Officer, ATARI AI
Chair of Clinical Data Science, ATARI AI Foundation Co-Director, Khalpey AI Lab
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Nicholas King has built and developed multiple categories including Azure SQL, Google Cloud AI, Android Enterprise, DataRobot.Nick has 20 years experience in enterprise and government Applied AI use cases. He focuses primarily on regulated industries with specific bodies of research in healthcare, oil & gas, supply chain, and decision intelligence.

Raquel Flowers

General Secretary

Raquel (Raq) Flowers is a seasoned Chief of Staff and Operations Leader with a talent for executing complex projects in high-stakes environments. A U.S. Air Force combat veteran, she has served in Afghanistan, Oman, and Iraq, applying military precision to corporate operations. With experience at VMware, AtScale, DataRobot, Cisco, and Tenable, Raq drives transformative change and operational excellence. She is fluent in English and Spanish, bringing a results-driven, strategic approach to global leadership. Her hands-on approach and relentless focus on results set her apart as a leader who truly makes an impact.

Alyssa Abraham

Director Of Operations

Alyssa Abraham is Director of Operations at ATARI, where she helps manage day-to-day operations, coordinate team projects, and support executive leadership. With a background in psychology and experience as an executive assistant, she brings strong organizational skills, clear communication, and a calm, steady presence to every task. Alyssa plays a key role in keeping ATARI’s programs running smoothly and supporting its mission to bring ethical AI into healthcare.

David Gonzales

Chief Executive Officer

David “Gonzo” González co-founded Zeff.ai, acquired in 2020 by Boston-based DataRobot where he succeeded in bringing a jobs-to-be-done perspective to focus product strategy.Gonzo pioneered transactionally authored training and inference on multi-modal datasets and is the primary author of The AI Manifesto for Applied Artificial Intelligence Development and has multiple ML patents.

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