Ovum is backed by some of Australia’s brightest minds; uniting experts from healthcare, technology, and innovation to close the gender health gap.
Ovum is backed by some of Australia’s brightest minds; uniting experts from healthcare, technology, and innovation to close the gender health gap.
The team
The team
Dr. Ariella Heffernan-Marks
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Ariella is a medical doctor and PhD candidate at The George Institute for Global Health, researching AI and women’s health, focusing on running clinical trials with Ovum. Drawing on her medical background and deep commitment to closing the gender health gap, Ariella leads Ovum with a vision to harness AI in delivering personalised, tech-driven healthcare for women.
Kahlia Grant
Head of Marketing
Kahlia Grant brings over a decade of marketing leadership across leading technology companies including Leonardo.Ai and Immutable where she has driven brand, growth, and community strategy for globally scaling digital products. With deep expertise spanning AI, Web3, and emerging tech, she now leads Ovum’s marketing to expand women’s health impact worldwide.
Rachel Delaney
General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer
Rachel is a lawyer with experience spanning large enterprises and start-ups in the technology space. She has worked in telecommunications, professional services and technology companies, and has experience with IP, data and privacy, AI, corporate and commercial matters. Rachel looks after Ovum’s Legal and People functions.
Alex Buntowe
Senior Found Engineer
Alex is a software developer with ten years of experience, having worked at IBM, Endeavour Group, and on major projects in banking, government, defence, and retail. He also brings startup experience as a founding engineer for a platform that helped migrants settle in Australia. Passionate about using technology for impact, he is committed to addressing the gender health gap while ensuring data privacy and security.
Noah Keddie
Head of Partnerships
Noah is an experienced sales and partnerships professional with a strong background in leading high-performing teams, building trusted client relationships, and driving sustainable B2B growth. With experience spanning financial services and commercial property, he brings expertise in sales leadership and partnership management. Noah is passionate about developing strategic partnerships that create long-term value and supporting teams to achieve commercial and organisational goals.
Mona Jena
Software Engineer
Mona brings six years of experience across companies including Cash App, Microsoft, and MYOB, where she has built secure, reliable technology that people depend on every day. Her expertise spans fintech, large-scale platforms, and AI-powered tools. What excites her most is using technology to make a real difference, and she's now bringing that experience to closing the gender health gap, building products people can trust, with their privacy protected every step of the way.
Kirsty Johnston
Product Design Lead
Kirsty is a product designer and strategist with experience across fintech, crypto, and Web3, having led design from 0-to-1 at multiple startups — owning everything from brand and research to product strategy and roadmap. She has a deep personal interest in health data tracking and how it can drive meaningful action, and is drawn to Ovum for its potential to genuinely move the needle on women's health. Kirsty leads Product Design.
Alex Shinder
Head of Sales and Revenue
Alex Shinder is Ovum's VP of Sales & Revenue, leading commercial growth and helping employers, providers, and partners expand access to women's healthcare.With over a decade in enterprise SaaS, AI, and healthtech, including roles at Salesforce, Harrison.ai, PitchBook, BetterCloud, and DB Results, Alex brings deep expertise in scaling go-to-market functions. Inspired by his wife's own healthcare journey, he's committed to closing the gender health gap through Ovum's work with employers and healthcare partners.
Dr Ambi Sud
Clinical Lead
Ambi has over a decade of clinical experience across emergency medicine, intensive care and primary care and has a special interest in women's health, lifestyle medicine and dermatology.
She is originally from the UK and has worked across a variety of healthcare setting in both the UK and Australia. At Ovum, she brings a passion for women's health, personalised evidence-based care and clear, patient focused communication.
Dr Sophia Tsiligiannis
Clinical Lead
Sophia is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who completed her specialist training in London. Her clinical interests include menopause, premature ovarian insufficiency, PMDD and operative hysteroscopy. She is completing an MD at Imperial College London, having led a randomised controlled drug trial investigating the cardiac and metabolic effects of hormone replacement therapy. At Ovum, she brings together her clinical and research expertise to help women feel empowered throughout their healthcare journey.
Bridget Brandolini
Design & Digital Content Specialist
With 5+ years of freelance experience and a background in Communication Design and Graphic Design, Bridget has developed expertise across social media, campaigns, creative production and content creation. They have a passion for design that builds genuine connection, and are excited to bring that to the work of closing the gender health gap.
Rachel Delaney
General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer
Rachel is a lawyer with experience spanning large enterprises and start-ups in the technology space. She has worked in telecommunications, professional services and technology companies, and has experience with IP, data and privacy, AI, corporate and commercial matters. Rachel looks after Ovum’s Legal and People functions.
Kahlia Grant
Head of Marketing
Kahlia Grant brings over a decade of marketing leadership across leading technology companies including Leonardo.Ai and Immutable where she has driven brand, growth, and community strategy for globally scaling digital products. With deep expertise spanning AI, Web3, and emerging tech, she now leads Ovum’s marketing to expand women’s health impact worldwide.
Noah Keddie
Head of Partnerships
Noah is an experienced sales and partnerships professional with a strong background in leading high-performing teams, building trusted client relationships, and driving sustainable B2B growth. With experience spanning financial services and commercial property, he brings expertise in sales leadership and partnership management. Noah is passionate about developing strategic partnerships that create long-term value and supporting teams to achieve commercial and organisational goals.
Alex Shinder
Head of Sales & Revenue
Alex Shinder is Ovum's VP of Sales & Revenue, leading commercial growth and helping employers, providers, and partners expand access to women's healthcare.With over a decade in enterprise SaaS, AI, and healthtech, including roles at Salesforce, Harrison.ai, PitchBook, BetterCloud, and DB Results, Alex brings deep expertise in scaling go-to-market functions. Inspired by his wife's own healthcare journey, he's committed to closing the gender health gap through Ovum's work with employers and healthcare partners.
Alex Buntowe
Senior Founding Engineer
Alex is a software developer with ten years of experience, having worked at IBM, Endeavour Group, and on major projects in banking, government, defence, and retail. He also brings startup experience as a founding engineer for a platform that helped migrants settle in Australia. Passionate about using technology for impact, he is committed to addressing the gender health gap while ensuring data privacy and security.
Kirsty Johnston
Product Design Lead
Kirsty is a product designer and strategist with experience across fintech, crypto, and Web3, having led design from 0-to-1 at multiple startups — owning everything from brand and research to product strategy and roadmap. She has a deep personal interest in health data tracking and how it can drive meaningful action, and is drawn to Ovum for its potential to genuinely move the needle on women's health. Kirsty leads Product Design.
Dr Ambi Sud
Clinical Lead
Ambi has over a decade of clinical experience across emergency medicine, intensive care and primary care and has a special interest in women's health, lifestyle medicine and dermatology.
She is originally from the UK and has worked across a variety of healthcare setting in both the UK and Australia. At Ovum, she brings a passion for women's health, personalised evidence-based care and clear, patient focused communication.
Dr Sophia Tsiligiannis
Clinical Lead
Sophia is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who completed her specialist training in London. Her clinical interests include menopause, premature ovarian insufficiency, PMDD and operative hysteroscopy. She is completing an MD at Imperial College London, having led a randomised controlled drug trial investigating the cardiac and metabolic effects of hormone replacement therapy. At Ovum, she brings together her clinical and research expertise to help women feel empowered throughout their healthcare journey.
Mona Jena
Software Engineer
Mona brings six years of experience across companies including Cash App, Microsoft, and MYOB, where she has built secure, reliable technology that people depend on every day. Her expertise spans fintech, large-scale platforms, and AI-powered tools. What excites her most is using technology to make a real difference, and she's now bringing that experience to closing the gender health gap, building products people can trust, with their privacy protected every step of the way.
Bridget Brandolini
Design & Digital Content Specialist
With 5+ years of freelance experience and a background in Communication Design and Graphic Design, Bridget has developed expertise across social media, campaigns, creative production and content creation. They have a passion for design that builds genuine connection, and are excited to bring that to the work of closing the gender health gap.
Medical & Research Advisors
Prof Michael Champan
Clinical Advisor, Medical Director, Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist
Dr Talat Uppal
Clinical Advisor, Gynaecologist, Women's Health Road
Dr Sue Haupt
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sex & Gender Equity in Health and Medicine at The George Institute
Nutrition & Health Experts
Sheryl Carrol
Integrative Health Practitioner and Women's Wellness Coach
Dr Megan Gow
Senior Research Fellow & Dietitian, The George Institute for Global Health
Melanie White
Health & Behavioural Coach/Advisor & Biologist
Business, Tech & Strategy Advisors
Dr Catherine Keating
Former Senior Executive Member Health / Head of Preventative Health, Medibank
Emma MacKenzie
Former Chief of Staff & Head of Communications, Clue
Andy Timms & Benjamin Bray
Founding Partners at Nakatomi
Casey Cosh
Medical B2B Sales, Head of National Sales at J&J
Dr Nick Engerer
Founder and CEO, A Longer Life
Rachel Delaney
Commercial & Data Privacy Lawyer
Clinical Trial Supervisors
Prof Amanda Henry
Professor, Discipline of Women’s Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW
A/Prof Rebecca Deans
Associate Professor, Life Fertility Clinic
Dr Oisin Fitzgerald
Researcher and Senior Data Analyst, Centre for Big Research in Health
Prof Eva Dimitriadis
Professor in Reproductive Biology, Co-Director, Gynaecology Research Centre, University of Melbourne
Prof Michael Champan
Clinical Advisor, Medical Director, Fertility Specialist and Gynaecologist
Dr Talat Uppal
Clinical Advisor, Gynaecologist, Women's Health Road
Dr Sue Haupt
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sex & Gender Equity in Health and Medicine at The George Institute
Dr Manjri Raval
Clinical Advisor, Endocrinologist & General Internal Medicine Physician
Medical & Research Advisors
Nutrition & Health Experts
Sheryl Carrol
Integrative Health Practitioner and Women's Wellness Coach
Dr Megan Gow
Senior Research Fellow & Dietitian, The George Institute for Global Health
Melanie White
Health & Behavioural Coach/Advisor & Biologist
Business, Tech & Strategy Advisors
Dr Catherine Keating
Former Senior Executive Member Health / Head of Preventative Health, Medibank
Emma MacKenzie
Former Chief of Staff & Head of Communications, Clue
Andy Timms & Benjamin Bray
Founding Partners at Nakatomi
Casey Cosh
Medical B2B Sales, Head of National Sales at J&J
Dr Nick Engerer
Founder and CEO, A Longer Life
Rachel Delaney
Commercial & Data Privacy Lawyer
Clinical Trial Supervisors
Prof Amanda Henry
Professor, Discipline of Women’s Health, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW
A/Prof Rebecca Deans
Associate Professor, Life Fertility Clinic
Dr Oisin Fitzgerald
Researcher and Senior Data Analyst, Centre for Big Research in Health
Prof Eva Dimitriadis
Professor in Reproductive Biology, Co-Director, Gynaecology Research Centre, University of Melbourne
Investors
Investors
Research & Clinical Trials
Research & Clinical Trials
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