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Chris Mansi

As of October 2026, Chris Mansi is a neurosurgeon and the co-founder and CEO of Viz.ai, a company that builds AI software for stroke detection. He began as a medical doctor at the NHS in 2009 and went on to pursue an MBA at Stanford University in 2014. He co-founded Viz.ai in 2016, and the company's stroke-detection algorithm won FDA clearance in 2018. Mansi received AIMED's AI in Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2023 and was named an Innovator on the TIME100 AI list in 2024. In 2025, the company's platform was used in over 1,700 hospitals across the U.S. and Europe.

Timeline

  1. 2009

    From NHS doctor to neurosurgeon

    He starts as a medical doctor at the NHS in 2009 and later becomes a neurosurgeon at Queen Square.

  2. 2014

    A Stanford MBA

    After studying at Cambridge University, he moves to Stanford University in 2014 to pursue an MBA.

  3. 2016

    Co-founding Viz.ai

    With David Golan, a machine learning postdoc, he co-founds Viz.ai in 2016.

  4. 2018

    FDA clearance for stroke AI

    Viz.ai's stroke-detection algorithm wins FDA clearance in 2018.

  5. 2023

    An AIMED entrepreneur award

    In 2023, he wins AIMED's AI in Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

  6. 2024

    A TIME100 AI Innovator

    In 2024, TIME names him an Innovator on its TIME100 AI list.

  7. 2025

    A platform in 1,700 hospitals

    The Healthcare Technology Report names him to its 2025 list of healthcare AI executives. It describes the platform as used in over 1,700 hospitals across the U.S. and Europe.

  8. As of October 2026

    CEO and co-founder of Viz.ai

    He is CEO and co-founder of Viz.ai.

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  1. The Top 25 Healthcare AI Executives of 2025 thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Viz.ai CEO Chris Mansi Gets Into the Brains of AI thehealthcaretechnologyreport.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Viz.ai revenue, valuation & funding | Sacra sacra.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Dr. Chris Mansi on the BackTable Industry Podcast backtable.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. TIME Selects Viz.ai CEO Dr. Chris Mansi in TIME100 AI List viz.ai. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. TIME Selects Viz.ai CEO Dr. Chris Mansi in TIME100 AI List of the World's Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence - Silicon UK silicon.co.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Viz.ai Appoints Jallel Harrati as Chief Revenue Officer viz.ai. Checked 14 October 2026.