Founders

Lowell Winer

Founder and CEO

Lowell has been leading innovation in mobile and online services for a decade. Before Livifi, Lowell was Director of Innovation and Business Development for Boost Mobile, a youth-focused wireless operator owned by Sprint. Before that Lowell spent several years with AOL, leading Business Development & Strategy for a variety of Entertainment products. Lowell holds an MBA from the Haas Business School at the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Lowell was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease (Lymphoma) in 2006 and is currently in remission. Lowell lives in Venice, California.

Science Advisers

Shelly Gable, Ph.D

Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. Gable’s research focuses on motivation, close relationships, and positive emotions. http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/gable/

Andrea Garber, Ph.D., R.D.

Assistant Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California San Francisco and School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley

Dr. Garber conducts research on obesity and eating disorders and teaches nutrition to medical students, graduate students and pediatric residents and fellows in adolescent medicine. http://chc.ucsf.edu/coast/faculty_garber.htm

Ken Sheldon, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri

Dr. Sheldon's research focus is on people's personal goals, and the effects of different types of personal goals upon growth, development, and well-being. http://web.missouri.edu/~sheldonk/

Diana Winston

Mindfulness Teacher, Author and Educator

Diana is currently the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center. She is also on the Teacher's Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. She has had a mindfulness practice for more than 20 years. She is the author of the just released Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness. http://www.dianawinston.com/

Company Advisers

Sam Altman

Co-Founder and CEO of Loopt http://www.loopt.com/

Loopt builds mobile applications to help people enjoy the friends, places, and events around you right now. Since starting the company in 2005 while studying at Stanford University, Sam has consistently been recognized for his entrepreneurship. He was featured in Inc. Magazine’s Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30, and BusinessWeek’s Tech’s Best Entrepreneurs.