Jody Brookover
Head of Engineering
Jody leads the development of Curious. Prior, he led high-impact engineering teams at CareRev and spent over a decade at Truth Initiative, where he built pioneering digital platforms for smoking cessation and public health advancement.
Chris Palmatier
Design Director
Chris Palmatier leads product design at Curious. Prior, he held senior design roles at Coursera, Piazza, and Neighborland, and contributed to civic technology initiatives with the City of San Francisco and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Michael Leyden
Strategic Partnerships
Michael Leyden is a program manager for Strategic Partnerships for Curious. With a background in education, technology, and social impact, he has previously held positions at Sesame Workshop, Major League Baseball, and Orijin, and PBC.
Minji Kang
Product Analyst
Minji is a product analyst at Curious. She holds a dual degree in statistics and data sciences and psychology from Smith College, where she conducted research on child development and intergroup behavior. Prior to joining Curious, Minji was a program analyst for the Healthy Brain Network.
Arno Klein, PhD
Joseph Healey Scholar; Senior Research Scientist, Center for the Developing Brain
Michael P. Milham, MD, PhD
Chief Science Officer, Child Mind Instititute
Kathleen Merikangas, PhD
Chief, Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch, NIMH
Jessica Schleider, PhD
Associate Professor, Weinberg College, Northwestern University
Ginny Mantello, MD
Director, Health and Wellness, Office of Staten Island Borough President
Bennett L. Leventhal, MD
Irving B. Harris Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emeritus, The University of Chicago
