Amit Etkin, M.D., Ph.D., founder and chief executive officer of Alto Neuroscience, Inc., was recently named a finalist for the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Bay Area Award. This esteemed award is in its 37th year and recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are driving innovation and creating a more equitable and prosperous world.
Etkin’s nomination is a testament to his dedication to making a positive impact on the world through his pioneering work at Alto Neuroscience, Inc.
Dr. Etkin has been recognized for his commitment to creating long-term, sustainable value through his innovative spirit, meaningful purpose, and significant growth and impact. An esteemed panel of independent judges selected him for this honor, recognizing his core contributions and outstanding attributes.
I am truly humbled to be selected as a finalist for EY’s Entrepreneur Of The Year alongside other esteemed business leaders in the Bay Area. Taking the risk to depart from my Stanford post to launch Alto Neuroscience was a daring move, but it has paid off in spades.
I am incredibly proud of all that we have achieved in mental health research and medicine, and I owe it all to the hardworking team at Alto who have helped bring our vision to life.
Since its establishment in 1986, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 entrepreneurs across the US and has since expanded to honor business leaders in 145 cities across 60 countries worldwide! This esteemed program continues to celebrate and recognize the achievements of the world’s most inspiring entrepreneurs.
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About Alto Neuroscience
Alto Neuroscience is revolutionizing the world of psychiatry with its Precision Psychiatry Platform™, a revolutionary approach to matching each patient with the right drug for their individual needs. By analyzing EEG activity, behavioral task performance, wearable data, genetics, and other factors, Alto has identified core domains of mental function (cognition, emotion, and sleep processes) and created a multiple modality approach to accurately predict a patient’s drug responses.
With a clinical-stage pipeline of first- or best-in-class drug candidates in depression, PTSD, and other mental health conditions, Alto is leading the way in precision psychiatry.