Meet the team leading AithELITE
We’ve assembled a team of leading experts in their fields to create a platform with the solutions that address every critical aspect impacting the business decisions.
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Former D1 player and coach
who knows the pressure and demands of each role -
Leading life scientists
who apply the same philosophies to help cure cancer in a highly regulated world -
Top AI and data scientists
who are the brains behind building complex AI medical technologies
Gerard Vardzel Jr.
CEO & Founder
30+ years of leadership across startups and Fortune 500s; healthcare innovation and venture-building expertise; drives go-to-market execution and strategic growth.
Michael Vardzel
President & Founder
Former Division I player and coach; expert in athletic operations and strategy; leads product vision for collegiate athletic decision-making.
Renee Gomila
CCO & Strategy
Former NCAA enforcement attorney; Title IX and NIL compliance specialist; leads governance and risk strategy.
Pete Tearle
Chief Innovation Officer
Cloud and architecture expert; leads scalable, high-performance platform development.
Bob Myers
CFO & SVP Operations
45+ years in capital markets, financial management and operational strategy.
John Glicksman
Chief Legal & VP, Strategy
35+ years guiding startups through growth, compliance and successful exits.
Jay Kissman
Chief Creative Officer
25+ years expert in creative innovation and digital experience design; leads the creative vision and collaborates with the tech team to deliver intuitive user experiences.
Theresa Ferguson
Chief Marketing Officer
25+ years leading integrated marketing for national sports brands including the NWSL, Craftsman Racing; leads marketing, branding and communications strategy.
David Johnson
SVP. Technology
25+ years experience, PhD in Biomedical Engineering; architect of AI systems integrating life-science precision with sports data analytics.
Built on Experience
and Execution
The AithELITE leadership combines athletic insight with enterprise execution to create a first-to-market solution.
Proven
Operators
Track record across Fortune 500, startups, and sports programs
Athletic
Experience
Former D1 athlete and coach at the core of our founding team
Technical
Depth
Experts in AI, scalable architecture, and compliance technology
Creative and
Market Vision
Enterprise-Grade Technology Partner
AithELITE is powered by BGASoft, a leader in cloud informatics and software validation.
Together, we bring enterprise-level security and scalability to collegiate athletics.
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Proven Expertise.
Decades of experience in regulated and non-regulated industries -
Scalable Infrastructure.
Cloud architecture ready to grow with any program -
Secure by Design.
Systems built to meet the highest compliance standards