Our Team

The team at the Neuroscience Research Institute is:

EVIDENCE-
BASED

Quality of evidence
Clinically significant

PATIENT
FOCUSED

Maximize patient benefit
Treat the patient & family

INNOVATIVE
COLLABORATORS

Leverage expertise
Create efficiencies

BRIAN R. COULTER

Chief Executive Officer

A seasoned executive with experience in the non-profit sector, the for-profit sector, and the Federal government, Brian most recently served as the CEO of the Parkinson’s Institute and Clinical Center in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Community Advisory Board

Bringing Together Physicians, Researchers, and Families

These individuals have firsthand experience with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. 

We value their voices, and they play a crucial role in shaping our organization’s direction. 

By sharing their experiences, they offer the NRI a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

  • Individuals living with neurological diseases
  • Community physicians & researchers
  • Individuals actively engaged in the neurology community
  • Individuals living with neurological diseases
  • Community physicians & researchers
  • Individuals actively engaged in the neurology community
  • Annual commitment
  • Semi-annual meetings
  • Quarterly communications
  • Inform & collaborate with the executive leadership
  • Communicate ideas & expert opinions
  • Engage personal network to further the mission of the NRI

Board of Directors

These individuals oversee the fiduciary responsibilities of the organization. 

They steer it towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the NRI has adequate resources to advance its mission.

  • Business Management
  • Legal
  • Accounting/Finance
  • Non-Profit Development
  • Medical Research
  • Patient Care
  • Business Management
  • Legal
  • Accounting/Finance
  • Non-Profit Development
  • Medical Research
  • Patient Care
  • Rotating 3-year term
  • Semi-annual meetings
  • Quarterly communications
  • Committee meetings (as necessary)
  • Oversee & govern with integrity
  • Communicate ideas & expert opinions
  • Engage personal network to further the mission of the NRI