About Us
We are putting AI to work for doctors and nurses
Our mission is to empower care providers with accurate, timely and easy-to-use patient information to enable better care and outcomes, and an improved provider experience.
Our Vision
A future where every healthcare practitioner has the information they need to provide proactive and personalized care.
Built in partnership with one of North America’s leading academic hospitals
We are commercializing AI applications that were developed at St. Michael’s Hospital and have been in use there since 2020.
Powered by an award-winning AI technology stack
Signal 1 uses the Layer 6 technology stack, the same AI engine that powers machine learning throughout TD Bank, one of North American’s top financial institutions.
Our commitment to Responsible AI.
In 2019, our team created the industry standards for Responsible AI in the financial services industry. Now we are developing industry-leading best practices for the healthcare industry to ensure that our AI models are accurate, robust, fair and transparent.
We are a team of technology, business and healthcare experts who are passionate about bringing innovation to clinicians
Our Leadership Team
Tomi Poutanen
Chief Executive Officer
Tomi is the CEO and co-founder of Signal 1. Before Signal 1, Tomi co-founded Layer 6 which was acquired by TD Bank where he served as the Chief AI Officer. Tomi has had previous exits to Microsoft and Yahoo!. Tomi holds an MSc in Computer Engineering and an MBA from University of Toronto, and is a co-founder of Vector Institute for AI.
Mara Lederman
Chief Operating Officer
Mara is the COO and a co-founder of Signal 1. Prior to Signal 1, Mara was a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and the Site Lead for the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) – Toronto Site. Mara is an expert in platform economics and start-up commercialization strategy. She holds a Ph.D in Economics from MIT.
Dr. Muhammad Mamdani
Chief Scientific Advisor
Muhammad is the VP of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto. Muhammad’s team integrates advanced analytics with clinical decision-making to improve patient outcomes and hospital efficiency. Muhammad holds a PharmD from the University of Michigan and a Masters of Public Health from Harvard University.
Maksims Volkovs
AI Scientist in Residence
Maks is an AI Scientist in Residence at Signal 1. He is a co-founder of Layer 6 and the Chief AI Scientist at TD Bank. Maks is a Kaggle Grandmaster and has multiple publications in top machine learning conferences and journals. He received his Ph.D from University of Toronto where he was part of the Machine Learning Group led by Geoffrey Hinton.
Felipe Perez
VP, Machine Learning
Felipe is the VP of Machine Learning at Signal 1. Prior to joining Signal 1, Felipe was a Senior Machine Learning Scientist at Layer 6 where he led a team doing Natural Language Processing and Recommender System research and building AI applications for TD Insurance. Felipe received his Ph.D in Math from the University of Michigan.
Pete Cronin
VP, Business Operations
Pete is the VP of Business Operations at Signal 1. Before Signal 1, Pete was an Executive Director at Unity Health Toronto focused on creating commercialization strategies and broadening the impact of locally developed clinical AI solutions. Pete is an ex-McKinsey consultant and received his MBA from Cornell University.
Bo Wang
VP, Platforms & Delivery
Bo is the VP of Platforms and Delivery at Signal 1. Prior to joining Signal 1, Bo was the Head of Data and Infrastructure at Layer 6. He is an experienced technology leader in distributed systems, complex data-intensive systems, infrastructure, security and project delivery. Bo has a Ph.D in Computer Science from Peking University.
Alice Yang
VP, Finance & HR
Alice is the VP of Finance and HR at Signal 1. Prior to Signal 1, Alice was the Head of Operations at Layer 6 where she led strategy execution and various business functions while overseeing AI applications in banking. Alice is an ex-corporate banker and a CFA Charterholder. She received her MBA from the University of Cambridge.
Our Advisors
Mike Butler
Former President, Providence
Grow Providence from a $2 billion organization to $25 billion one.
Healthcare Operating Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Jeff Jones
Former Managing Director at Huron Consulting and Senior Partner at Stockamp & Associates
Advisor and Board Member to several healthcare technology companies
Dr. Arthur Slutsky
Pulmonary and critical care physician (St. Michael’s Hospital)
Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering (University of Toronto)
Order of Canada recipient
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