Bradley Roberts.

Bradley Roberts

CEO
Neuromatch

Bradley Roberts is CEO of Neuromatch, a global nonprofit organization advancing equitable access to education, career development and field-building in the computational sciences, artificial intelligence and related disciplines. Over the past five years, Neuromatch has reached more than 40,000 early-career researchers across 120-plus countries, delivering accessible, high-impact programming worldwide.

Roberts holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Oxford, where he subsequently completed a junior research fellowship at St. John’s College. More recently, he has held strategic roles at Wellcome and at the UK Dementia Research Institute, where he led transformative research programs and global funding initiatives. Throughout his career, Roberts has championed the development of early-career researchers and led initiatives to democratize access to research and training, particularly for those from underrepresented backgrounds. His work has been central to shaping a more inclusive, collaborative and globally engaged research ecosystem.

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