Better Leaders, Stronger Teams.
AI-accelerated Innovation
NeuroVantageAI is a premier coaching and consulting practice for technical leaders, neurodivergent thinkers, and the organizations built to move faster by thinking differently.
Leadership Excellence
Coaching Built for How You're Wired
We work with technical and scientific leaders — including those who think, process, and lead differently. Our neuro-informed approach integrates behavioral science and AI-enabled tools to help you lead with greater clarity, influence, and impact.
Unlock Your Potential with Advanced Neuro-Assessments
Unlock deep cognitive insights with our Advanced Neuro-Assessments. We provide data-driven profiles that identify core strengths and cognitive neuro-types, moving beyond standard personality tests to provide a scientific roadmap for professional and team development
- Cognitive Insights: Gain a deeper understanding of your cognitive functions.
- Personalized Strategies: Develop tailored plans based on assessment results.
- Professional Growth: Enhance your career with data-driven insights.
Sandbox42: Where different thinking accelerates innovation.
Most innovation efforts fail not from lack of ideas — but from lack of cognitive diversity in the room. Sandbox42 is our structured, safe-to-fail consulting model that assembles your internal team with matched neurodivergent external consultants, then runs AI-accelerated sprints to prototype, stress-test, and move faster.
- Neuro-Informed Solutions: Drive innovation with cutting-edge strategies.
- Enhanced Problem-Solving: Improve team capabilities using neuro-insights.
- Cutting-Edge Technologies: Develop transformative tech advancements.
Our Team
A. Ken Parekh
Co-Founder – Neuro-informed Executive Advisor/Coach and Innovation Consultant MBA, BSEE, PCC, Stanford Neurodiversity Project Advisory Task Force
Ken is the father of two neurodivergent sons and brings over twenty-five years’ experience advising organizations, developing leadership capabilities and building and high performance teams. He specializes in leadership development and executive coaching for neurodivergent entrepreneurial leaders.
Joanie Connell
Co – Founder – Organizational consultant and leadership coach PhD, BA Engineering
Joanie combines her knowledge and experience in psychology and electrical engineering to work with technical leaders, including neurodivergent leaders. She is the author of Consulting to Technical Leaders, Teams, and Organizations: Building Leadership in STEM Environments.
Ennis Franklin
Co – Founder
Ennis is an Autistic and ADHD leader, who brings a powerful perspective to leadership and team development. He leverages his experience to empower organizations and leaders to develop neurodivergent talent and teams of all neurotypes.
Rod Hart
Co-Founder, Innovation Consultant
MBA, MHSA, B. Soc. Sc. Economics
Rod is an entrepreneur and management consultant who helps organizations reinvigorate their innovation capabilities. His structured approach aligns strategy, human-centered design, value chain optimization, lean principles and organizational culture to increase enterprise value. He initiated the Sandbox42 Innovation approach based on his experience and research showing that organizational neurodiversity is an asset that is under-appreciated and under-leveraged in most companies.