Executive Team
The Future Life executive team is focused on advancing biometric emotion analysis using our proprietary technology.
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Dr. Bradley Fordham served as Chief Technology Officer for Echo360, leading the global technology team to deliver differentiated instruction to institutions of higher education. Prior to Echo360, Dr. Fordham was CTO of Amplify Education, heading the development of all assessment and intervention products that optimize learning outcomes. Earlier, he was head of Research and Product Management at Xiocom Wireless (2008-11), where he directed Xiocom's new product development and innovation.
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ROB EVANS
— CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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Rob Evans has served for 37 years in the Army, 13 active, and 24 in the reserve components. His enlisted MOS’s include 11B (Infantry) and 91W (Medic). Rob reached the rank of SSG before being commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2004, where he branched Military Intelligence (MI) and is currently a Major (O4). Rob graduated from the Department of Defense Information School (DINFOS) Public Affairs Qualification Course at Ft. Meade, Maryland in 2016 and is now both a Military Intelligence Officer and a Public Affairs Officer (PAO).
Rob worked in the technology arena in Silicon Valley, California for 10 years to include positions of field application engineer, program management and business development. Later he was a Senior Solutions Engineer from 2012-2015 at Echo360 an Educational Technology company based in the NCR.
Rob recently finished a one-year assignment with the Office of the Provost Marshall General at the pentagon working in the Army Threat Integration Center (March 2022). Immediately prior to that he had a two-year assignment as a Foreign Intelligence Watch Officer working for the HQDA G2 also at the pentagon.
Rob has degrees (AS, BS, MS) in Computer Information Systems, Business Marketing, and Internet Marketing.
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CELIA STRAUS
— DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
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Ms. Straus has received hundreds of nominations and awards, including three Cine Golden Eagles as a writer for TV, web, and print. She also wrote the Emmy Award-winning 2013 -2017 National Memorial Day Concerts broadcast annually on PBS. Since 2003, she has worked with various veterans’ organizations and written the book Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Inury and PTSD, Casemate, 2009. Her book, When Warriors Come Home, shares case histories of soldiers transitioning back into civilian life after multiple deployments and their struggles with PTSD and TBI. She’s a member of the Writers Guild of America, East.
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AARON BRODSKY
— DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
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Aaron was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1993 after spending four years studying Marine Engineering at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY. In 1995 he earned his wings of gold as a Naval Flight Officer in the E-2C Hawkeye and for 20 years amassed more than 3000 hours of airborne missions, both combat and support. His awards include 5 Air Medals, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service medals, campaign medals for service in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and Joint and Defense level personal awards, including four personal Navy Commendation medals.
After earning his Master of Science degree in Business Operational Management and Human Resource Management, Aaron served as Command Officer of VAW-112, helping the squadron earn the Battle Efficiency Award as Best Hawkeye Squadron in the Pacific Fleet. In 2013, he became Director of Navy Casualty, providing unencumbered care to surviving families and next of kin.
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DR. WILLIAM D'ALELIO
— CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER — EMERITUS
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Dr. d’Alelio specializes in psychotherapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Program Development for Psychological Treatment. He has over 35 years of experience in Clinical Psychology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Miami Coral Gables in 1983, with specialized training in PTSD Crisis Intervention at The Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute of The University of California.
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JEFFREY HAYES
— CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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Jeff Hayes is a Certified Public Accountant with a strong background in accounting, finance, audits and corporate tax requirements. He specializes in implementing financial internal controls and processes that ensure a business continues to thrive while also giving the team the appropriate tools to grow. Additionally, his depth of experience with Artificial Intelligence Technology allows him to work closely with IT personnel to translate accounting functions into terms they understand to correctly code new accounting programs.
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Board of Directors
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dr BRADLEY FORDHAM
— Chairman
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Dr. Fordham was elected to be our CEO and Chairman of the Board by a unanimous vote of the board of directors on 3 OCT 2022. Dr. Fordham will also continue in his roll our Senior Strategic Technology Advisor.
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Dorian T. Anderson, MG U.S. Army Ret.
— Military Affairs — DIRECTOR
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General Anderson is Director for Corporate Development for a Government Contracting firm specializing in quality of life services to Service members, Veterans, and their families. A 30 year Army veteran culminating as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Human Resources Command, he has the passion and experience to provide strategic connections for market penetration and service delivery. General Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and a Masters of Management degree from Webster University. He is also a graduate of The Executive Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School.
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Dr. Bradley Fordham
— Senior Strategic Technology Advisor —CHAIRMAN
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Dr. Bradley Fordham served as Chief Technology Officer for Echo360, leading the global technology team to deliver differentiated instruction to institutions of higher education.
Prior to Echo360, Dr. Fordham was CTO of Amplify Education, heading the development of all assessment and intervention products that optimize learning outcomes. Earlier, he was head of Research and Product Management at Xiocom Wireless (2008-11), where he directed Xiocom's new product development and innovation.
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Dr. Fordham also held key leadership positions in advanced technology and product development with Oracle Corporation, The National Institute of Standards and Technology, AT&T, and GE. He was a Professor of Database Theory and Software Development and has consulted with NASA, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), several other U.S. government agencies, and Fortune 100 global technology firms. Dr. Fordham received his BS in Computer Science at Furman University (1991) and his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Maryland (1994).
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Dr. Michael J. Colston
— Director
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Mike Colston, M.D., is a psychiatrist who practices in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr.Colston has served as a staff physician at several hospitals in the U.S. and abroad, practicing in inpatient, outpatient, and addictions settings in civilian, military and VA hospitals.
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Dr. Colston is a retired U.S. Navy Captain. In military assignments, Dr. Colston served as Chair of the Mental Health Department at Naval Hospital Great Lakes, overseeing a large integration of VA and DoD clinics at the Lovell Federal Health Care Center in the Chicago metro area. During deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, he led a combat and operational stress team that supported a catchment of 10,000 service members. Dr. Colston served as the Director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health (PH) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), a 600-employee national laboratory focused on implementation science for PH, TBI, suicide and addictions medicine.
Dr. Colston has testified to both chambers of Congress on numerous occasions. He recently completed terms on the NIH National Advisory Council on Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the NIH National Advisory Mental Health Council. He has authored book chapters on opiate use and the forensic aspects of PTSD. His publications include peer-reviewed articles on suicide, bioethics, and PTSD in journals including Annals of Internal Medicine and The American Journal of Bioethics.
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Mishawn Cole-Turner — Director
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Mishawn Cole Turner is the founder, CEO and President of The Marketing and Consulting Group, Inc, located in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1998, the M&C Group specializes in meeting the business development needs of U.S. Government contractors. The M&C Group has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal business for its clients. Ms. Turner is an adjunct professor and teaches government contracting at the university level.
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Henry Hueston Middleton, CFA
— Risk management executive — Director
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Henry Middleton is a seasoned risk management executive with over 20 years of experience in bank supervision and corporate governance with specific expertise in financial modeling and derivatives trading.
Mr. Middleton is an official under the U.S. Department of the Treasury where he oversees the capital markets activities of large, systemically important financial institutions across the national banking system.
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He previously led Capital Markets Client Advisory Services activities as a Senior Principal at Promontory Financial Group, where he advised U.S. and International Financial Institutions on risk management, compliance and governance practices and adherence to U.S. and International laws and banking regulations. His previous experience includes managing the development of the capital markets group risk management framework at Freddie Mac, and he was a senior commodities trader at Pacific Gas and Electric.
Mr. Middleton has an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and is a CFA charter holder.
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Ben King is an Iraq war veteran and purple heart recipient. Ben received his military training in psychological operations. He also has a master's degree in anthropology from American University. Ben is a service-disabled veteran small business owner helping other combat veterans re-enter civilian life. He also operates a 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to honoring fallen soldiers. His work gives Ben unique insight into how veterans can overcome stigmas surrounding mental health and integrate mindfulness-based practices into military culture. Ben's work teaching mindfulness to veterans and honoring our nation's fallen warriors have been reported in National Geographic, the Washington Post, and numerous other books and publications.
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Dr. William d'Alelio
— Director — Emeritus
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Dr. d’Alelio specializes in psychotherapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Program Development for Psychological Treatment. He has over 35 years of experience in Clinical Psychology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Miami Coral Gables in 1983, with specialized training in PTSD Crisis Intervention at The Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute of The University of California.
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Board Of Advisors
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Fred Singer is an internet pioneer and entrepreneur whose career and philanthropic activities have spanned a broad range of interests from education, media, arts, science, and veteran affairs.
Fred was a Senior Advisor to Masayoshi Son, President and CEO of SoftBank and Chairman of Sprint’s Board of Directors.
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Fred held a number of senior roles at AOL, including COO of AOL Studios/Interactive Services, COO for ICQ (instant messaging), and Senior VP of Emerging Products. Prior to AOL, Fred was the founder of WashingtonPost.com and a Consultant with Bain & Co. He was named one of Washingtonian Magazine’s 2013 “Tech Titans.”
Fred holds an MBA and an LLB from Harvard, an MA in Philosophy, a BA with Distinction in Philosophy, and a BA with Honors in Commerce from Queen’s University in Canada.
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John Kristoff
— Director of Business DevelopmenT
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Mr. Kristoff develops and manages the strategic engagement plan for Federal & DoD Business. He is the former Director of DoD Passenger Traffic Carrier Contract Negotiations at MTMC for the movement of all DoD uniformed & civilian personnel worldwide. He served as the Transportation / Logistics lead on the Joint Forces Team that designed and implemented Phase I of the Panama Canal Treaty. He secured and managed Federal contracts for the outfitting of the 1980 Winter Olympic Village, Lake Placid, NY; the DoD full transportation system in support of the 1987 Pan American Games; and secure VIP transportation movements in support of national political conventions. A DoD Certified Senior Level International Strategic Mobility Manager, Mr. Kristoff holds an MS in International Transportation & Logistics and is a U. S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam (1968-1969). John provides direct support to the offices of the CEO and COO.
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Major General Elder Granger, M.D., USA (Retired)
— Senior Military & Civilian Medical Advisor
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Major General Granger has served as President/CEO of THE 5Ps, LLC, a health care consulting organization in Centennial, CO, since 2009. Prior to retiring from the Army, MG Granger served as the Deputy Director and Program Executive Officer of the TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Washington, D.C., (2005 to 2009). In this role, he was the principal advisor to the Ass’t Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) on DOD health plan policy and performance.
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MG Granger oversaw the integration of TRICARE/DOD’s managed care program within the Military Health System, leading a staff of 1,800 in executing a $22.5B Defense Health Program, ensuring effective/accessible healthcare for 9.2 million Uniformed Service members and their families.
Prior to joining TRICARE, MG Granger led the largest U.S. and multinational battlefield health system while serving as Commander, Task Force 44th Medical Command and Command Surgeon for the Multinational Corps in Iraq. His numerous awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters.
He earned his BS from Arkansas State U and his M.D. from the University of Arkansas, School Of Medicine. He is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Hematology-Oncology.
Ben King
— Chief Veterans Support
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Ben King is an Iraq war veteran and purple heart recipient. Ben received his military training in psychological operations. He also has a master's degree in anthropology from American University. Ben is a service-disabled veteran small business owner helping other combat veterans re-enter civilian life. He also operates a 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to honoring fallen soldiers. His work gives Ben unique insight into how veterans can overcome stigmas surrounding mental health and integrate mindfulness-based practices into military culture. Ben's work teaching mindfulness to veterans and honoring our nation's fallen warriors have been reported in National Geographic, the Washington Post, and numerous other books and publications.
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Monsignor JAMES D. Watkins
— Senior Spiritual Advisor
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Assigned by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Monsignor James D. Watkins currently serves as the Pastor of St. Ann’s Church in Upper Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Ordained by James Cardinal Hickey in 1989, he served as Associate Pastor at St. Matthew’s Cathedral before being named Pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. Pope Benedict XVI named him a Monsignor in 2006 with the title of Chaplain of His Holiness.
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Son of the late Admiral James D. Watkins, Monsignor Watkins attended Catholic University, earning his BS and MS in Philosophy. He continued his studies at Oxford University and the Angelicum in Rome, earning his Ph.D. in Philosophy. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University, School of Philosophy, lecturing in metaphysics for the past nineteen years. He also served in the Air Force Chaplain Reserve with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
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Dr. David Matsumoto is a renowned expert in the field of microexpressions, gestures, nonverbal behavior, culture, and emotion. He is the director of Humintell, a company that provides training to individuals and organizations in these fields.
Matsumoto is also a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University. He is the Founder and Director of SFSU’s Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory, a laboratory that focuses on studies involving culture, emotion, social interaction, and communication. He has produced over 400 academic works, including books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference presentations.
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