Meet The Team
Chief Financial Officer
Susan L. Drexler, CPA, MBA
Managing Director at Staysail Life Sciences LLC. Brings deep healthcare financial expertise and a track record of guiding medtech firms through growth, funding, and commercialization. Service offerings include Chief Financial Officer, Senior Financial Advisor, and Chief Business Officer roles.
Founder & CEO
Bayo Adebogun
25+ years of experience across healthcare infrastructure, AI strategy, semiconductor design, and cloud integration. Former global project lead at Rackspace and a driving force behind Nigeria’s Beautify Lagos initiative. MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Chief Technology Officer
Roland Miguel
20+ years in embedded systems, smart manufacturing, and digital health. Former Director of Engineering at a Fortune 100 tech firm. Leads product architecture and system integration at VortEdge. MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Head of Creative & Quality Assurance
Muhammad Gondal
Veteran QA Director and creative technologist with 13+ years of experience delivering high-impact work for Fortune 100 brands like Samsung, Panasonic, JBL, Fenty, and AMEX. Formerly Head of QA at the Barbarian Group, known for cutting-edge digital storytelling. Also contributed to a U.S. Presidential election media campaign.
Strategic Partnerships – Sub-Saharan Africa
Peter Coker
Leads regional implementation and OEM deployment with a background in economic development and health access innovation. Drives growth across sectors, bridges public-private partnerships, and advises NGOs on healthcare initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Advisory Board
Our advisory pool includes experts from the Texas Medical Center and the Chicago Booth venture ecosystem. Together, they bring decades of experience in:
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Semiconductor innovation and EDA toolchains
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Smart manufacturing and automation
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Healthtech and Medtech innovation
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Global financial modeling and investment strategy
Gia Castorina
More than a decade of clinical and leadership expertise in hematology/oncology, gained through roles at the Texas Medical Center and top-tier healthcare institutions recognized nationally and globally.
Robert Budding
Former big pharma data architect and financial modeler. Supports health data strategy and cost analysis across VortEdge’s diagnostic ecosystem.
Charlotte Sibley
NACD Board Leadership Fellow and 2008 HBA Healthcare Businesswoman of the Year; top-tier executive and board chair in global healthcare and life sciences. Proven leader in governance, commercialization, and human capital development, with deep expertise in pharmaceuticals, strategic forecasting, and complex, data-driven competitive market intelligence.