Lonnie Rae is a seasoned tech entrepreneur with deep expertise in AI, healthcare, and government infrastructure. She founded and sold Medal, a HealthTech company, and has partnered with major organizations, including technology companies and government entities within the US and abroad.
An experienced leader in healthcare technology and global health initiatives, Lonnie has a proven track record in product planning, strategic negotiation, team leadership, and technology implementation. She is collaborating on state-of-the-art regenerative medicine offerings worldwide. She consults for Muse Cell Innovations, guiding brand and identity for the company behind Dezawa MuseCells® across science, design, and story. She is the founder of StemCell.News, a personal blog and news outlet focused on the latest advancements in stem cell research, as well as treatment options for EDS and MCAS, and she previously served as the Chief of Staff at TOBI Networks. Lonnie also holds positions as a Principal at Irregular Circumstances, a Language Theoretic Security (LangSec) Technology Firm, a Partner at a Catalyst Studio, and an advisor to Science (companies include OpenClaims and Lens).
As an angel investor, she focuses on high-impact, category-defining companies. Her portfolio includes: Liquid Death – A disruptive beverage brand redefining consumer engagement with bold marketing and sustainability-driven canned water and Terran Biosciences – A biotech company pioneering neurotechnology and psychedelic-based therapeutics for psychiatric and neurological disorders.
Lonnie maintains an active healthcare advocacy consultancy on a select basis, assisting individuals in navigating and managing healthcare challenges by leveraging her network of trusted practitioners and leaders in medicine. With a strong background in leading teams that have raised over $100 million in capital, she has been a key player at HUMAN Protocol, contributing to building one of the world's largest distributed ML-QA networks.
Holding a BA in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University, with academic tenures at Boston University School of Medicine and Berkeley Haas School of Business, Lonnie combines technical knowledge with business acumen.
Beyond her career in technology, Lonnie is the founder of Aelse — a wardrobe between worlds, born from the pieces she’s kept through seasons, cities, and stories.