David Pinn assumed the role of CEO at Brain Corp in 2022, where he has held various executive positions since joining in 2017, including Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer. During his tenure, Pinn was instrumental in leading Brain Corp’s transformation from a robotics hardware company to a software as a service (SaaS) provider. He played a pivotal role in securing over $100 million in funding from prominent investors such as the SoftBank Vision Fund, Qualcomm Ventures, Hercules Capital, ClearBridge Investments, and Satwik Ventures.

Prior to joining Brain Corp, Pinn served as Head of Finance for Antenna79, a technology startup backed by L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity group, where he facilitated the raising of $94.9 million in private equity funding. Before his tenure at Antenna79, Pinn co-founded Snaptracs, Qualcomm’s consumer electronics subsidiary. Under his leadership, Snaptracs was successfully sold, leading to a merger with Whistle and a $117 million acquisition by Mars.

Pinn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

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As CTO, Cannon will lead all technical development within the organization, focusing on the continued advancement of Brain Corp’s AI software platform, BrainOS®, which powers the world’s largest fleet of commercial robots operating in public indoor spaces.

Since joining Brain Corp in 2017, Cannon has held multiple leadership roles, including most recently, Vice President of Software Engineering. In his time, he has overseen and played a key role in many of Brain Corp’s software and research development efforts across its portfolio of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), helping optimize performance, scalability and the cost of its platform offerings.

Prior to joining Brain Corp, Cannon was at iRobot for over five years where he worked on improving robot mapping performance to reduce time to generate maps and simplified system architecture while increasing functionality and capabilities. Cannon holds a Bachelor and Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of New Hampshire.

As Chief Operating Officer, Brian leads Brain Corp’s core Operations and Corporate Services team, which includes its Customer Operations, Engineering Operations, Human Resources, IT, Facilities, Business Systems, and Data Privacy & Security teams.Since joining Brain Corp in 2018, Reinhart has held multiple positions including Deputy General Counsel, Global Head of Compliance, SVP of Operations & Legal and Chief Administrative Officer. During this time, he has successfully led multiple key initiatives, including building Brain Corp’s organizational culture, developing robot safety and data infrastructure, managing partner relationships, driving continuity planning, and leading numerous critical negotiations.

Prior to joining Brain Corp, Reinhart served as General Counsel for multiple organizations, supporting both legal and commercial initiatives throughout his career. Reinhart has navigated a myriad of complex transactions in these past roles and has supported organizations’ global expansion, product line growth, organizational efficiency and governance, and has managed diverse teams across corporate services functions.

Brian earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Illinois College of Business in Champaign-Urbana and completed his Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business from St. Louis University, where he earned Beta Gamma Sigma honors.

Andy Ng joined Brain Corp in 2016 and serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

Previously, Andy was the Founder and President of Invent Advisers, LLC, an intellectual property consulting company that worked with startups in San Diego, California. Andy developed his legal expertise at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, and Vinson & Elkins LLP.

Andy earned his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and received his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics from Duke University.

Michel Spruijt joined Brain Corp in 2019 as VP and General Manager for Europe. Michel is responsible for all partner support, team expansion, and the oversight of general operations globally.

Prior to joining Brain Corp, Michel held the position of General Manager EMEA at Ergotron, which builds kinetic work environments. During his 20-year tenure, Michel successfully built cross-functional teams and managed Ergotron’s growth trajectory in EMEA. He held several roles at Ergotron, including management positions in Business Development, Sales, Operations, Customer Care, Technical Support, and Business Operations.

Michel speaks four languages including Dutch, English, German, and Hungarian, and earned a degree from Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht.

Sorana Petersen joined Brain Corp as the Vice President of Human Resources in March 2023 and leads all functions of HR and Talent Management. Her extensive experience in training, leadership development, and business operations provides a balanced and thoughtful approach to establishing and executing a people first culture. 

Sorana has held various leadership and executive HR roles at both privately held and public companies. Most recently she was the Senior Director of Human Resources for Best Buy Health – a division of Best Buy enterprise focused on leveraging technology to enable care in the home.  Prior to Best Buy, Sorana served as the Vice President of Human Resources at GreatCall where she led the human resources, training, quality assurance, and organizational development functions.

Sorana received a Bachelors of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego and holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation from HRCI. She is also a certified Executive Coach through the UC Berkeley Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. She resides in San Diego with her husband and two boys, ages eleven and eight. 

As VP of Customer Success and Analytics, Matt leads post-sales efforts focused on helping clients maximize the value of Brain's products and services. Since joining Brain Corp in 2022, Matt has successfully led multiple key initiatives focused on increasing robot utilization, expanding robotic use cases, and maximizing client ROI.
Matt has held various leadership positions in product, analytics, and customer success at both startup and mature organizations. He has a passion for leveraging data and scalable technologies to create client value, and believes that understanding and solving the true customer need is the North Star. Prior to joining Brain, Matt worked at Hivery, NielsenIQ, Retail Solutions, and Walmart.

Matt received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and MBA with emphasis in Supply Chain Management from the University of Arkansas. He resides in Northwest Arkansas with his wife and two children.

Dr. Eugene Izhikevich co-founded Brain Corp in 2009 with the goal of creating software that transforms everyday machines into autonomous mobile robots. Not only has he grown Brain Corp into a global leader in its field, but he has also fostered a company culture that prides itself on inclusivity and innovation.

Before starting Brain Corp, Eugene was widely recognized for his contributions to the theory of spiking networks. In 2005, he implemented the world’s largest thalamo-cortical model. It simulated one hundred billion neurons and one quadrillion synapses – the same number as the human brain. In addition, Eugene was a senior fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at the San Diego-based Neurosciences Institute and is the founder of Scholarpedia, a free, peer-reviewed encyclopedia.

Eugene earned a Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Lomonosov Moscow State University, and went on to earn his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Michigan State University. He also served as a postdoctoral researcher and visiting professor at Arizona State University.

Fay West joined the Tennant Company in April 2021 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Tennant, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunCoke Energy, Inc., a raw material processing and handling company, from 2014 to 2021. Before joining SunCoke Energy, Inc., in 2011, as Vice President and Controller, she was Assistant Controller at United Continental Holdings, Inc. Prior to that role, she served in several leadership roles at PepsiAmericas, Inc., including Vice President of Accounting and Financial Reporting, and Director of Financial Reporting. Prior to joining PepsiAmericas, Inc., she was Vice President and Controller of GATX Rail Company.

Steve Altman, former president and vice chairman of Qualcomm Incorporated, was a 15-year member of Qualcomm’s Executive Committee. During his tenure with Qualcomm, Altman provided direction and guidance on key initiatives across all areas of the business, as well as on overall company vision and strategy.

He led the creation of Qualcomm’s IP licensing strategy, which became a catalyst for the rapid worldwide growth of CDMA technology and the success of the Qualcomm Technology Licensing business. In his role with Brain Corporation, Altman will help develop the company’s licensing and royalty strategy.

Richard is a Director at Qualcomm Ventures. His current investments interests are around the AR / VR, IoT / IIoT, Robotics and connected device ecosystems. Richard joined Qualcomm Ventures in 2008 and actively serves as a Board Member for Brain Corp. In addition, he also serves as a Board Observer for a number of investments including Magic Leap, Airspace Technologies, The Void, and Reach Robotics.

Richard is involved in the full-gamut of venture capital lifecycle from fund raising/investor relations, sourcing/diligence/closing investments, and portfolio management and plays a crucial role in driving strategic direction, scale-up, and sale of these businesses.  He has led over a dozen of investments with successful exits in HeyZap (acquired by RNTS Media), Livescribe (acquired by Anoto), Owlchemy Labs (acquired by Google), and Earn.com (acquired by Coinbase).

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Richard had over seven years of investment banking experience at Merrill Lynch & Co and Société Générale. As a Vice President at Société Générale, Richard led the leveraged finance deal teams, with a focus in the Gaming, Lodging, Leisure and Media & Telecom sectors.

Richard holds an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business and a B.S. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.