Our Team
Jay Atkinson, M.B.A. — Chief Executive Officer
A technology executive with an MBA and former CPA, Jay brings extensive experience in strategic leadership and financial management. He drives Tralyte Health’s fundraising efforts, negotiates key partnerships, and steers the company toward a liquidity event through acquisition by a major medical device player.
Rick Siira, M.D., M.P.H. — Chief Medical Officer
After 30 years as an emergency physician, Rick excels in translating complex scientific concepts into accessible terms for laypeople, investors, and healthcare stakeholders. He oversees regulatory and FDA compliance and engages patient advocacy groups (e.g., Hypoparathyroidism Association, American Diabetes Association).
Xuewei Wang, Ph.D. — Inventor
An award-winning associate professor of chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, Xuewei is the inventor of Tralyte Health’s Ultrasensitive Separation-Free Blood Testing Technology (PCT/US23/65882). He has secured over $3.5M in research funding as PI, including NIH R01 and R21 grants for electrolyte monitoring. He oversees clinical strategy and R&D.
Laurie Head — Chief Communications Officer
An award-winning technology PR professional with multiple successful launches, Laurie was the 2025 Board Chair of Lead Virginia and the former head of Tech PR for Ogilvy Worldwide. She led the PR for the WebMethods IPO, one of the most explosive launches of all time. Her role at Tralyte Health encompasses communications, grant writing, and outreach.
Dave Saunders — Senior Advisor
Dave Saunders, a life sciences veteran with over 40 products brought to market, provides strategic expertise in medical device commercialization.
Gary D. LeClair, Esq. — Legal Counsel
As lead attorney, Gary LeClair of Williams Mullen has led hundreds of private and public financings, joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions and other domestic and international transactions. Before stepping down recently, he was also a long-time member of the VCU Intellectual Property Foundation, giving him extensive experience with the VCU Tech Transfer Office team.
Seema Sood — Senior Advisor
As Tralyte‘s healthcare acceleration advisor, Fat Robin Consulting CEO Seema Sood leverages her deep industry expertise to guide Tralyte Health from ideation and early stage exploration to rapid commercial success.