The team behind Google Health Coach
Science meets performance: Your personal health coach is informed by 12 leading professionals across medicine, sleep science, behavioral health, and AI, plus insights from four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry.
Performance insights from a champion
Developed by science.
Designed for real life.
Personal Health
Susannah Fox
Susannah is the former Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a highly regarded researcher and advocate with extensive knowledge in consumer healthcare technology and data interoperability.
Physical Activity and Health Behavior Change
Abby King, PhD
Dr. King is the David and Susan Heckerman Endowed Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also Founder and Faculty Director of Stanford's Health Enhancing Action Research & Technology Solutions (HEARTS) Lab.
Physical Activity and Health Behavior Change
Gary Bennett, PhD
Dr. Bennett is Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Global Health, Medicine, and Nursing and Dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University. He is Founding Director of the Duke Digital Health Science Center and former president of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Personal Health
Jan Oldenburg, FHIMSS
Jan is the principal in Participatory Health Consulting and a nationally recognized thought leader on consumer health information strategy and personal health engagement. Ms. Oldenburg has spent more than 20 years driving digital transformation at organizations including Aetna, Kaiser Permanente and HealthPartners.
Sleep Health
Daniel Buysse, MD
Dr. Buysse is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science and the UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Buysse is President of the Sleep Research Society and Past President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Sleep Health
Michael Grandner, PhD
Dr. Grander is Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, and Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson. As a licensed clinical psychologist, he specializes in developing behavioral interventions for sleep disorders and insufficient sleep.
Health AI and Wearable Sensing
Jessilyn Dunn, PhD
Dr. Dunn is Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University. She directs the BIG IDEAs Lab, which is focused on digital health innovation, wearable sensors, and the development and validation of AI-driven digital biomarkers.
Health AI and Wearable Sensing
Steven Lin, MD
Dr. Lin is a practicing family physician, Founding Director of the Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team, and Chief of General Primary Care at Stanford. He's a physician executive with deep experience in digital health and the application of health AI in clinical settings.
Health AI and Wearable Sensing
Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc
Dr. Singh is the Chief Health AI Officer for UC San Diego Health, Jacobs Chancellor's Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Medicine in Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego. In these roles, Dr. Singh oversees AI strategy and governance for the health system and leads AI initiatives within the Jacobs Center for Health Innovation.
Personal Health
Rhonda Patrick, PhD
Dr. Patrick is a biomedical scientist and founder of FoundMyFitness, reaching millions globally. She translates complex science into evidence-based, actionable health strategies through her podcast, website, and YouTube channel with a focus on metabolic health, brain aging, and improved health span.
Physical Activity and Health Behavior Change
Ryan Rhodes, PhD
Dr. Rhodes is Professor of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education and Director of the Behavioural Medicine Laboratory at the University of Victoria. His research focuses on the psychology of health behavior change, particularly relating to physical activity and habit and identity formation.
Health AI and Wearable Sensing
Steve Steinhubl, MD
Dr. Steinhubl is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University and a career-long clinician-scientist. Prior to Purdue, Steve was founding Director of Digital Medicine at Scripps Research's Translational Institute.
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Your Health Coach is built by Google's internal team spanning medicine, health science, AI, and engineering. They bring deep expertise across every part of the product, from the technology that powers your coaching to the research that validates it.
AI & machine learning
AI specialists and machine learning engineers create the tech that makes your recommendations personal and helps them adapt as your life changes.
Clinical medicine
Physicians and clinical researchers ensure the guidance you get is grounded in real medical knowledge, so it's both accurate and safe.
Sleep & behavioral science
Sleep researchers and behavioral health experts shape coaching that helps you build sustainable routines around rest, recovery, and daily life.
Research & validation
Internal research teams test and validate every feature to make sure it works the way it should and gives you results you can trust.