Nader Vasseghi
Founder & CEO
Nader has over 27 years of experience in Sr. Management and Executive leadership positions in public and private companies including Cisco, SGI, AMD. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with a successful track record in building companies from the ground up. He was also the CEO and co-founder of his last startup AuroraNetics, which was acquired by Cisco. Most importantly, Nader has a lifelong passion for integrative health and has been studying and practicing various modalities throughout his career.
Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD
Board Member, Adviser
Ken is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona and UCSF. He is the Director of Corporate Health Improvement Programs (CHIP), working with Fortune 500 companies to bring integrative health concepts into the workplace to reduce medical care costs and improve employee productivity. Ken has been chosen by the Obama administration as a member of their health reform team. He has authored 14 books on integrative health, several of which are international bestsellers.
Kamyar Faron
Business Development
Kamyar is an experienced entrepreneur and a business visionary. He spent nearly 25 years with Schlumberger, KLA-Tencor, Oracle, and Blue Control Technologies which was a successful startup he cofounded. Before joining SelfOptima he was the principal at SAImarka, his own consulting firm, providing marketing, business development, and project management consulting services as well as conducting due diligences and developing specialized product/ market research. He is an expert in business intelligence platforms and enterprise level applications. He has authored and published numerous articles in manufacturing process optimization and business intelligence platforms. He enjoys running and is an avid skier.
Kathrin Nikolussi
Director, Business Dev. & Marketing
Born and raised in Austria, Kathrin ventured to Silicon Valley and recently served a position as the Entrepreneur Director at Keiretsu Forum, the world’s largest private equity investment network. Prior to Keiretsu, she held a Business Development Manager position at PureDepth, Inc. an award winning developer of display technology. As a former Olympian, Kathrin shares a passion for holistic health and experimented with several practicalities during her time as a world-class athlete. Outside of work she loves to explore the Bay Area’s stunning hiking trails with her dog, Coco.
Sima Hashemifar
VP Strategic Marketing
After 10 years of successful tenure in the high tech industries in Silicon Valley that spanned from working at Intel to developing programs for Women in Engineering that earned her multiple awards, Sima took a new turn in self development and growth. She sought to learn and advocate holistic approaches in a wide range of disciplines, from the East/West Philosophies to the advanced methods in the mind, body healing. This journey has brought Sima to SelfOptima where, as the VP of Strategic Marketing, she bridges the gap between her knowledge of the core technology and our greater need for a balanced and healthy life. Sima is also a tutor at the School of Practical Philosophy and is also the founder of Spiritual Harmony.
