Lonnie Rae is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with deep expertise in AI, healthcare, and government infrastructure. She successfully founded and sold Medal, a HealthTech company, and has partnered with major organizations, including technology companies and government entities within the US and abroad.
An experienced leader in healthcare technology and global health initiatives, Lonnie has a proven track record in product planning, strategic negotiation, team leadership, and technology implementation. She is collaborating on state-of-the-art regenerative medicine offerings within the US. She is the founder of StemCell.News, a news outlet focused on the latest advancements in stem cell research, and previously served as the Chief of Staff at TOBI Networks. Lonnie also holds positions as a Principal at Irregular Circumstances, a Language Theoretic Security (LangSec) Technology Firm, a Partner at a Catalyst Studio, Science (companies include OpenClaims and Lens), and an advisor to Nadja. As an angel investor, she focuses on high-impact, category-defining companies. Her portfolio includes: Liquid Death – A disruptive beverage brand redefining consumer engagement with bold marketing and sustainability-driven canned water, Terran Biosciences – A biotech company pioneering neurotechnology and psychedelic-based therapeutics for psychiatric and neurological disorders, and Fire Dex (FIDX) – Fire digital is a US corporation providing digital asset services of several kinds to customers in California. Fire Dex is a decentralized project controlled by the Firedex Dao. Fire digital is a major contributor to the project that provides services to the DAO.
Lonnie maintains an active healthcare advocacy consultancy on a select basis, assisting individuals in navigating and managing healthcare challenges by leveraging her network of trusted practitioners and leaders in medicine. With a strong background in leading teams that have raised over $100 million in capital, she has been a key player at HUMAN Protocol, contributing to building one of the world's largest distributed ML-QA networks.
Holding a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University, with academic tenures at Boston University School of Medicine and Berkeley Haas School of Business, Lonnie combines technical knowledge with business acumen.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Lonnie is the founder of Haute Globetrot, a platform dedicated to her favorite finds from across the globe.