Neil Hattangadi, MD, MSc is CEO and Co-Founder of Cortica, a whole-child physician-led autism services company. His driving passion is healthcare innovation by bringing together teams of diverse talent to address unmet clinical need through science. He co-founded Cortica in 2014 with Suzanne Goh, MD, BCBA, a child neurologist and behavior analyst. Neil and Suzanne are champions of neurodiversity and enjoy spending as much time as they can in their clinics, engaged in patient care.

Neil previously served in leadership roles and built/transacted 3 innovative healthtech companies in cardiology and ENT. He was previously a healthcare investor and a consultant with McKinsey. He holds degrees from Duke, Harvard Medical School, and Oxford where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He lives in San Diego with his wife and 2 kids. He enjoys swimming in the pool and the Pacific, mountain biking with his kids, and San Diego’s microbrews.