Jeff Chen, MD, MBA

Dr. Jeff Chen MD/MBA is the cofounder/CEO of Radicle Science, an AI-driven HealthTech B-Corp named “World Changing Idea” by Fast Company for enabling non-pharmaceutical treatments to easily prove their health effects. Dr. Jeff was invited to the mainstage at TED 2023, giving his TED talk on how we can finally generate clinical evidence on natural products to transform them into affordable proven medicines for all.

At age 29 he was one of the youngest leaders of a major university research initiative when he became Founder & Director of UCLA’s Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids, which conducted some of history’s first official cannabis & hemp-related clinical trials.

Dr. Jeff is frequently quoted in outlets including CNN, Wall Street Journal, TIME, NPR, Financial Times, ABC News, Politico, and VICE, and appears on TV on “The Doctors”, NBC News, CBS Sunday, and Fox News. He's a Medical Advisor to Healthline, serves on the Fast Company Impact Council, and his writings have been published by outlets including Newsweek, Forbes, and Rolling Stone.

As a singer he's performed in choirs, a cappella groups, and rock bands at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Dodger Stadium to the Vatican.

Following a BS at Cornell, Dr. Jeff earned his MD and MBA concurrently at UCLA.

You can follow him at @drjeffchen