In this episode, Indu Navar shares her inspiring journey from Silicon Valley CEO to a healthcare innovator driven by personal loss. Following her husband’s ALS diagnosis, she launched Everything ALS and the Peter Cohen Foundation to leverage AI in advancing research and support for ALS patients. Through her work, Indu exemplifies compassionate capitalism, resilience, and visionary leadership, advocating for systemic change in neurological disease treatment and championing purpose-driven entrepreneurship.

Indu Navar has over 20 years of experience as a CEO, founder, board member, and investor in Silicon Valley software companies, leading to successful exits. After losing her husband to ALS in 2019, she redirected her expertise to health ventures, founding the Peter Cohen Foundation (EverythingALS.org) to advance technology-driven solutions for neurological diseases. She also serves on the boards of Global Genes and Answer ALS. Previously, Indu was a managing director at Woodside Capital Partners, advising on financing and M&A for software companies, and founder and CEO of Serus Corporation. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University, an M.S. in Computer Science from California State University, Chico, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at King’s College London.