Dr. JT Kostman

A life well lived isn't measured by how far you've come, but by what you've learned and who you've helped along the way.

I sometimes wonder what the twelve-year-old kid I once was would make of the life I've led. Back then, when I lived alone on the streets of New York, I never could have imagined where life might take me.Over the years, I've been a Paramedic and Police Officer. I served as a Special Forces Soldier and explored the depths of the ocean as a Deep-Sea Rescue Diver.Unable to return to a life of adventure after leaving the service as a Disabled Veteran, I found my way to the intersection of psychology and technology. And for the past 30+ years, I've worked at the frontier of Artificial Intelligence.Along the way, I served as Chief Data Scientist at Samsung and Chief Data Officer at Time Inc., developed Data Science and AI-enabled capabilities for several U.S. Intelligence Agencies. I've founded companies, developed patented innovations, and had the privilege of serving on corporate boards and investment committees, advising institutional investors, and participating in major acquisitions.Having spent time on both sides of the investment table, I've developed a particular appreciation for the opportunities and challenges of turning ambitious ideas into successful businesses.One unexpected joy of this journey has been mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs through SCORE and Alchemist Accelerator, and serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at the City University of New York.Today, I'm building MyMedical.ID, combining my experience in emergency medicine, AI, and entrepreneurship to address a problem I've understood since my days as a Paramedic: critical medical information is too often unavailable when lives depend on it. We're developing Medical Passport to make essential information accessible in emergencies, and Prism to give people and their physicians powerful new ways to understand and manage their health.Our ambition is simple: We are going to be saving lives and reducing unnecessary suffering - while building an extraordinarily successful company in the process.

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