Dr. Jeff Chen MD/MBA is a change agent operating at the convergence of culture, science, and business to heal the body, mind, and planet.

He is the Cofounder & CEO of Radicle Science, a health tech company validating natural medicines for the first time in history.

At the age of 29 he founded the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, one of the first such programs in the world. As Executive Director, he grew the program to over 40 faculty across 18 UCLA departments working on cannabis and hemp-related research, education, and policy projects.

He has been a founder, managing partner, board member, investor, and advisor in companies, not-for-profits, and venture firms in life science, sustainability, tech, and media. He is a member of communities such as Founder's Forum, Nexus, Sandbox, TED, Summit Series, Schusterman Reality Impact, and World Economic Forum Globalshapers.

Dr. Chen has been covered by outlets including Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, VICE, CNN, TIME, NPR, Entrepreneur, & Business Insider, his writings published by outlets including TED, and he is part of the Medical Team at Healthline. He appears on TV shows like “The Doctors”, NBC News, CBS Sunday, and in interviews with public figures like Jonathan Van Ness, Lake Bell, Ryan Tedder, & Governor John Hickenlooper.

Dr. Chen is a lifelong musician and singer and has performed in choirs, a cappella groups, rock bands, and as a solo artist at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Dodger Stadium to the Vatican.

He has traveled across 5 continents to speak at venues ranging from the Mexico Senate to the Yale School of Management to the Royal Court of the Kingdom of Bhutan to SXSW. He is represented by Big Speak (bigspeak.com/speakers/dr-jeff-chen).

Dr. Chen is a David Geffen Fellow, UCLA Wolfen Entrepreneur, U.S. patent holder, published author in cannabinoid, oncology, and radiology research, and was selected as a Mentor for U.S. National Institutes of Health I-CORPs startup accelerator.

Dr. Chen attended medical & business school concurrently at UCLA on a full merit scholarship, graduating simultaneously with his MD and MBA in the 95th percentile amongst U.S. physicians on national U.S. Medical Licensing Exams. For his clinical performance, Dr. Chen earned the highest achievable marks of Distinction in Surgery, Neurology, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University where he studied Music, Business, and Biology.

You can follow him at @drjeffchen