The human chapter of performance.

NeuroDrive was built on a simple belief: athletes deserve the opportunity to understand and develop the capabilities behind performance.

We bring together sport, neuroscience, and technology to make neuro-performance development more practical, personalized, and measurable—for athletes, coaches, and organizations.

Four principles that guide how we build.

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O1

PERSONALIZATION

Every athlete is different. Assessment results shape personalized training, helping athletes focus on what matters most and giving coaches clearer direction.

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O2

ACCESSIBILITY

High-quality neuro-performance development should work in the real world. We build practical tools that make assessment, training, and progress tracking more accessible across athletes, teams, and performance environments.

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O3

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Progress should be measurable. NeuroDrive connects measurement, training, and retesting in a continuous cycle—helping athletes know what to work on and see how their results change over time.

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O4

ATHLETE FOCUSED INNOVATION

We build for where sport is going. By combining neuroscience, human insight, and thoughtful product design, we create experiences that help athletes develop with greater clarity, consistency, and purpose.

The team behind NeuroDrive

NeuroDrive brings together experience in technology, applied neuroscience, product development, engineering, commercialization, and experience design.

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25+ years building technology companies

Chris Whitworth

Co-Founder and CEO
Product, AI, and company strategy

  • Chris Whitworth is a technology entrepreneur and product strategist with more than 25 years of experience building software, mobile, and AI-driven companies. His career spans digital product development, team leadership, and early-stage technology ventures.

    At NeuroDrive, Chris leads company strategy, product direction, and AI integration, helping translate neuro-performance insight into practical tools for athlete development.

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20+ years clinical practice and human performance

Dr. Laura Dieleman, DC

Co-Founder and Head of Neuro-Performance
Clinical design and neuro-performance

  • Laura Dieleman, DC, is a chiropractor with more than 17 years of experience in functional neurology, brain development, neurological rehabilitation, and human performance. She has worked extensively with athletes across multiple sports and levels.

    At NeuroDrive, Laura leads clinical design and neuro-performance development, translating neuroscience and years of clinical experience into the assessments, training systems, and development framework behind the platform.

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Technology entrepreneur, investor, and company builder

Dave Schulz

Vice President, Business Development
Partnerships, growth, and commercialization

  • Dave Schulz is a technology entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience building and scaling businesses across software, e-commerce, and venture development.

    At NeuroDrive, Dave leads partnerships and business development, helping bring the platform to teams, organizations, and strategic collaborators.

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30+ years in functional neurology

Dr. Fili Talamantez

Director of Functional Neurology
Neurological assessment, clinical science and athlete performance

  • Dr. Fili Talamantez is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist with experience in functional neurology, neurorehabilitation, balance, and neurological performance. He also serves on the Board of the Commission on Accreditation of Graduate Education in Neurology.

    At NeuroDrive, Fili contributes clinical expertise in neurological assessment and functional neurology, helping connect evidence-based principles with athlete development.

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30+ years in strategy and transformation

Dan Bryant

Director of Commercialization
Strategy, transformation, AI, and organizational systems

  • Dan Bryant is a strategy and transformation executive with three decades of experience across technology, finance, organizational design, and business transformation. He has led enterprise transformation initiatives for major organizations, built and guided emerging technology businesses, and advised leadership teams through periods of significant structural change.

    Dan is the founder of Information Liquidity Lab and author of Architecture of Intelligence. His work focuses on aligning technology, information, operating models, and organizational purpose to help complex systems perform more effectively.

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AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, and scalable systems

Hasitha Athukorala

Head of Engineering
AI systems, platform architecture, and engineering

  • Hasitha Athukorala is a software engineer and technical leader with experience in AI platforms, microservices, cloud infrastructure, and scalable backend systems.

    At NeuroDrive, Hasitha leads engineering and platform architecture, translating product requirements into reliable, scalable technology and guiding development across the platform.

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Product experience, visual systems, and experiential design

John Halliday

Director, Brand & Experience
Brand, visual systems, and experiential design

  • John Halliday is a creative and product experience leader with more than 25 years of experience across brand systems, digital design, interactive experiences, and emerging technology. His work includes consumer brands, interactive experiences, and eyewear and vision-related categories.

    At NeuroDrive, John helps shape how the platform is experienced and understood, connecting brand, assessment, neuro-performance data, training, and digital product experience into a coherent visual system.

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Cross-functional software delivery and project leadership

Thilini Dannaruwa

Manager, Project & Operations
Project delivery, cross-functional coordination, and development operations

  • Thilini Dannaruwa is an experienced technology project manager with a Master’s in Project Management and a background leading cross-functional software development teams.

    At NeuroDrive, she coordinates project delivery across engineering, product, and QA, helping keep development aligned, efficient, and on schedule.

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16+ years in mobile and software development

Thiwanka Nawarathne

Technical Lead, Mobile
Mobile architecture, scalable applications, and engineering leadership

  • Thiwanka Nawarathne is a software engineer and technical leader with more than 16 years of experience across mobile, frontend, and backend development. His work spans application architecture, engineering standards, technical decision-making, and the delivery of scalable, high-quality software products.

    At NeuroDrive, Thiwanka leads mobile engineering, working across product, design, backend engineering, and QA to translate product requirements into reliable mobile experiences. He also supports engineering quality through technical review, mentorship, development standards, and continuous improvement.

Let’s build the future of performance.

We partner with teams, organizations, and innovators who share our drive to elevate athlete development. Let’s start a conversation.