Charles Rodenkirch
Founder & CEO at Sharper Sense
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCharles Rodenkirch is a biomedical engineer-turned-founder with 11 years of experience building neurotechnology ventures, currently leading Sharper Sense to commercialize single-use wearable neurostimulation. He blends deep academic training—a PhD and MS from Columbia and postdoctoral work in neural engineering—with hands-on startup experience from founding earlier hardware and repair businesses. Charles has guided companies through multiple accelerator programs and academic-industry incubators, translating lab innovations into market-ready hardware and clinical pathways. Based in New York, he also co-founded NeuroNYC to foster the local neurotech ecosystem, signaling a passion for community-building beyond product development. Notably, his trajectory pairs rigorous neural control research with practical manufacturing and go-to-market know-how, an uncommon mix in early-stage neurotech founders.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Biomedical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-MadisonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University
Github Skills (6)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
GitClassics/PugnaPorcorum
Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:38 commits, 9 PRs, 35 pushes in 6 months
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cjmcnamara/ColumbiaLatexTemplate
Jan 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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