A unique digital therapeutic
Physical Activity made easy to program.
Incentivizing adherence to sustain engagement.
Exercise Intelligence
Exercise. It’s a powerful thing. It can improve our physical and psychological health. It can manage, treat, and even prevent certain conditions. For many, it’s a life-changer.
For years, research has shown the benefits of physical activity, but we’ve never had the tools to release its full potential. Most healthcare professionals have been able to give recommendations, but not personalized programs. Provide advice, but not incentivise or monitor real-time adherence. There has never been a seamless way to use exercise as a targeted and engaging treatment for all.
Until now
EXI makes exercise engagement accessible, combining decades of scientific knowledge with pioneering technology. Our intelligent platform automates personalized programs for each person in a way that’s easy, effective, and scalable. With sophisticated motivational systems and incentives, we can achieve lasting behavioral change for all, including the people who need it the most.
This isn’t just exercise. This is EXI: Exercise Intelligence.
Our Mission
To help millions accelerate the achievement of their most challenging health goals.
Our Vision
A world where the prevalence, cost & impact of long-term health conditions is dramatically reduced thanks to physical activity as a lifestyle medicine.
Meet the Team
EXI is led by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of scientific and medical experts with decades of experience in healthcare, physical activity, and behavior change.
CEO of EXI
Grace
McNamara
With over 20 years in fitness and health, Grace spent 12 years at Apple, heading up all areas of health and fitness for Apple employees in EMEIA, prior to leading Apple’s Health and Fitness Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships in EMEIA. Grace is involved with numerous not for profit organisations. A co-founder of RISE, empowering women in the UK fitness industry reach their potential, an advisor to SportsTech Ireland and chairperson for Limerick Camogie helping support female athletes excel in sport and business. Grace holds an Executive MBA, a master’s in Public Health and Epidemiology and a BSc in Health, Fitness and Physiology.
US Commercial Growth & Strategy
Bob
Patterson
With over 40 years of experience, Bob has been helping to bring innovation to healthcare in the US for more than 15 years. Bob has been a pioneering sales leader who helped to engage millions of people and helped them navigate their journeys through the US healthcare system, live better lives despite their chronic conditions and return to active lives after facing musculoskeletal challenges. In that time, he has touched the lives of millions while saving $100’s of millions in avoided healthcare costs. Bob’s personal mission for the remaining chapter of his career is to help millions to accelerate the achievement of a healthy and sustainable weight. These are goals to which many have aspired but most have failed to achieve. Until now.
Operations Director
Caroline
Lloyd
Caroline has over 25 years experience from working in a number of industry leading global companies. Spanning significant strategic responsibility in Chemical Engineering and Procurement professions, procurement of products / services at global level, procurement organisation transformation, re-design of corporate insurance, and much more in-between. Responsible for large diverse multi-national teams. A highly motivated leader and effective communicator with proven success of transforming business practices to achieve multi-million dollar savings.
Head of Research
Dr Lou
Atkinson
Dr Lou Atkinson is a Behavioural Scientist and Exercise Professional, with over 13 years’ experience of conducting Applied Health Research, and over two decades of practice in the health and fitness industry. She has a passion for embedding behavioural science into healthcare policy & practice, and a track record of building successful collaborations between academia, public health, primary healthcare, and non-profit organisations. She is also driven by a desire to reduce health inequalities, particularly through conducting research with under-served populations, and through co-production of behavioural interventions and research. She is an advocate for maternal health and physical activity and is an expert scientific advisor to several maternal and child health charities, including the Active Pregnancy Foundation. Lou continues to teach regular indoor cycling classes, and as a Master Trainer she works to inspire both new and experienced fitness professionals to bring the benefits of an active lifestyle to even more people around the world.
Head of Customer Success
Louise
O’Mahony
Louise has over 13 years of experience in the Health and Fitness industry- previously working for ICS Health and Wellbeing the largest provider of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, Low Calorie Diets and Adult Weight Management services. She is experienced in delivering large scale services and managing business development strategies.
Head of Data Protection and Regulatory Compliance
Michael
Kaye
Michael has amassed over 25 years of experience in the tech industry. During this time he successfully ran his consultancy business, offering IT development and consultancy to diverse organisations ranging from esteemed institutions like The British Library and Avios to thriving startups like Secret Escapes. Over the last two years, Michael has strategically shifted his focus to compliance and regulatory matters. Leveraging his profound understanding of tech and recognising the critical importance of processes and cyber and data security, he now serves as the company’s Data Protection Officer, Head of Quality, and Regulatory Compliance. Over the last two years, Michael has strategically shifted his focus to compliance and regulatory matters. Leveraging his profound understanding of tech and recognising the critical importance of processes and cyber and data security, he now serves as the company’s Data Protection Officer, Head of Quality, and Regulatory Compliance.
Head of Partnerships & Growth
Henry
Whicheloe
Henry has spent the majority of his career in the Telco space, being retained by the technological advances and solutions that form the very existence of our day to day lives. Focussed on sales and product management for some of the largest Global Telco brands. Then more recently with Apple developing their B2B retail proposition, across Europe, and then managing the direct relationships for Three and Virgin Media. Henry then joined SAAS provider Jamf the market leader in Apple MDM and Security where he led their UK Enterprise Healthcare and Public sector divisions. Joining EXI as head of sales brings together a passion for Tech, Healthcare and Exercise for the benefit of a global population.
Medical Advisors
Pharmaceutical Advisor
Marie
Schiller
Marie has over 25 years of experience in product development, commercialization, and operational management for medical devices and digital health solutions. Her career has focused on creating “closed-loop systems”, to better manage chronic diseases. In her most recent role as CEO and Co-founder of Chronicles Health, she advanced a digital biomarker and care management solution for people living with inflammatory bowel disease. Prior to joining Chronicles, Marie was Vice President of Insulins and Connected Care Product Development at Eli Lilly between 2015-2021 and Managing Director and Co-Owner at Health Advances, a leading healthcare strategy consulting firm now owned by Parexel, between 1998-2015. During this time, she also co-founded the T1D Exchange, the largest US type 1 diabetes registry funded by the Helmsley Charitable Trust. Her career has in part been motivated by her own 39-year journey with type 1 diabetes.
Exercise is Medicine Advisor
Dr Brad
Roy
Brad A. Roy serves as the Executive Director of the Logan Health Medical Fitness Center, a 114,800 square foot medically integrated fitness center located in Kalispell, Montana. Brad has over 40 years of experience in the healthcare and fitness industries and has served at Logan Health since November, 1995. Brad is an ACSM Fellow, current Editor-in-Chief of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, a past member of the ACSM Board of Trustees, and served as an Associate Editor for the 11th edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. He is a past-president of ACSM’s affiliate, the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association and an ACSM certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist. Additionally, Brad is a Fellow in the Medical Fitness Association, served on the Medical Fitness Association board from 2003 to 2012 and as board chair from 2009-2011. He served as editor for the Medical Fitness Association’s Standards & Guidelines for Medical Fitness Center Facilities (first and second editions), chaired the Fellowship Review Committee from 2013-2017 and served on the Facility Certification Committee. He was honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award from MFA in 1999 and as the Hank Boerner Pioneer Award recipient in 2014. Brad also is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, earning his board certification in 2007 and has served the college as President of the Montana Chapter and Regent for Montana.
Exercise Physiologist Advisor
Melissa
Lambert
Melissa is an American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Is Medicine® Clinical Exercise Physiologist; Wellcoaches® trained Board Certified-Health and Wellness Coach; American Council on Exercise Group Fitness Instructor; Enhance Fitness Master Trainer; National Strength and Conditioning Certified Personal Trainer. After years of service in outpatient Lifestyle Medicine and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Melissa founded PEAK Northwest with intent to bring evidence-based clinical exercise physiology prescription directly to the individual. PEAK Northwest Fitness is a provider of evidence-based community health, well-being, and fitness programs. Located just north of Walla Walla, WA, PEAK Northwest is uniquely situated to provide hybrid (in person and live-remote) access to fitness, well-being, and chronic condition management resources to underserved regions in Eastern Washington (the Pacific Northwest) and beyond. Its mission is to provide individuals and their communities evidence-based exercise and well-being programs that embolden healthy lifestyle changes in a fun and positive environment; and to support acquisition of knowledge and mastery experience through fitness engagement.
Wellbeing Coach Advisor
Tammy
Rowland
Tammy holds a Master’s degree in Public Health, specializing in health behavior & health education with a focus in health behavior change theory. She is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach with a specialty in lifestyle medicine and has a Level 1 Nutrition Coaching Certification from Precision Nutrition. Tammy is a health & wellness coach specialising in the field of health and wellbeing with a focus on chronic disease prevention. Previously, she served as an active-duty U.S. Army officer and continues to serve as a military spouse and mother.
Clinical Safety Officer
Dr Brendon
Stubbs
Dr. Brendon Stubbs is a Clinical Academic with a background in physiotherapy & exercise prescription spanning 20 years. Dr. Stubbs has published over 650 academic papers, contributed to many (Inter)national exercise guidelines (e.g., WHO) & is visiting Professor at 3 Universities. His work has been cited by over 45,000 other academics, he is objectively ranked as the world number 1-2 exercise researcher (Expertscape, 2012-), World Number 1 physiotherapy research & top 2% of global researchers across all of Medicine/Health (Ad Scientific Index). Since 2019 been identified as a world highly cited researcher (top 1% from over 8 million scientists). Dr Stubbs research & clinical work frequently features in multiple traditional media outlets (e.g., BBC 1, the New York Times, Forbes, TIME magazine, CNN, Men’s Health, ITV news, Sky News) and he has featured on many podcasts with total listens more than 3.5 million. He has given over 300 invited international talks. Dr Stubbs has expertise in data science & is undertaking research across various large anonymous patient data sets to identify, map, model strategies for prevention and management (including exercise).
Medical Advisor
Dr Venktesh
Ramnath
A Medical Advisor to EXi, Venktesh Ramnath, MD is a practicing physician and Associate Clinical Professor at UC San Diego Health (UCSD). He serves as Medical Director of Critical Care and Telemedicine Outreach at UCSD, where he oversees clinical operations that integrate digital health technologies and bedside care practices to deliver healthcare at the highest standards to all patients. His research interests include mobile health technologies in chronic disease management, Tele-ICU systems, bioethical issues in the ICU, and patient and family empowerment in the ICU. Dr. Ramnath completed a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA (Harvard Medical School). He completed a residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell Medicine) and was Chief Resident at NY Downtown Hospital, a Cornell affiliate. He earned his medical degree from Mayo Clinical College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Ramnath is board-certified in critical care medicine, pulmonary disease, and internal medicine. He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, and Society of Critical Care Medicine. In his spare time, Dr. Ramnath enjoys playing classical violin and competitive tennis, as well as international travel. He speaks fluent Spanish and Sankethi (Indian) and is proficient in French.
Chief Knowledge Officer
Sir Muir
Gray
Muir is a world-renowned public health physician with a passion for exercise therapy. He has held senior positions in the NHS and was knighted for his services in 2005. Muir was also instrumental in the conception of the Cochrane Library, and was Director of the National Screening Programme, during which time he helped pioneer the national cancer screening programmes.
Medial Advisor
Dr Harpreet
Sood
Harpreet is a practicing NHS doctor and previously served as NHS England’s Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer. Harpreet has a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) at Harvard University where he focused on international health policy. Post MPH, Harpreet was a Deland Fellow in health policy and management at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a large academic medical centre in Boston.
Customer Support Team
Custom Experience Lead
Charlotte
Catherall
Charlotte has a wealth of experience in customer facing roles, working as a customer support director and account manager in 2 previous companies. She also has a broad knowledge of the start-up industry and has experience in all sections of business development. Charlotte has a BA (hons) degree in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln in 2010.
Customer Engagement Lead
Sarah Ní
Riain
Sarah comes to EXI with a broad range of experience in assisting clients and resolving issues across the areas of healthcare, ecommerce, culture and media. She’s passionate about finding great solutions and is excited to utilise her enthusiasm for digital to assist EXI users in their exercise journey. Her guilty pleasure is a well-formatted spreadsheet.
Customer Support Lead
Symone
Green
Symone has a wealth of experience in supporting the delivery of healthcare and healthcare initiatives across a number of different fields from one-to-one patient care to nationally commissioned programmes. Symone previously worked for organisations who were commissioned by the NHS to deliver national prevention programmes and behavioural management programmes within community settings including diabetes prevention and integrated healthy lifestyle services.
Technology Team
Head of Engineering
Chris
Frazier
Chris is a senior backend developer and our Head of Engineering. He has over ten years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting complex backend solutions for customers in the health care and federal space. Chris is most recognised for his forward thinking, modernised and creative solutions integration.
Head of Mobile Development
Thomas
Romay
Thomas has extensive experience in all aspects of iOS mobile development and has worked with a number of well known brands. He has a BEng in Computer Software Engineering and a masters in Big Data and Business Intelligence.
Senior Developer Android
Serdar
Buyukkanli
Serdar is our lead android engineer. He has extensive experience in app development, working with a number of small and larger companies, and has won multiple awards with past projects. He is particularly skilled with UI/design, creating aesthetically pleasing apps and ensuring that they run smoothly.
Senior Engineer
Pavel
Liavonau
Pavel is a software developer with a vast background in different fields of development. He likes contributing to building high-quality products. With 7+ years experience as a software developer, full stack / backend development engineer. Pavel is fluent in all aspects of object-oriented / functional programming. He has a strong understanding of client-server communication and interaction. Experienced in quick “proof of concept” application development, and development systems for ordering meetings, CRMs, e-commerce projects, Forex clients, etc. Pavel has a degree in Computer Programming and a masters degree in Electrical Engineering Technologies.
Board
Chair and Investor
David
Giampaolo
David previously founded, built up and sold several businesses and health club chains in the US and Europe. He has financial interests in several other businesses and industries and has been involved as an investor, advisor and board member of some of the largest and most successful health & fitness companies in world including Fitness First, 24 Hour Fitness, Zumba Fitness and Sarva.
Director and Investor
Leonard
Schlemm
Leonard serves as Managing Partner at LangLeven Group. He grew up in Montreal, has a B.Comm. and C.A. from McGill University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. He worked for McKinsey & Co. as a strategy consultant, and then became CFO of a computer company. He co-founded 24 Hour Fitness and many more since.