Summary
Kelly Clancy is an interdisciplinary advisor and author with nine years of professional experience bridging neuroscience, science strategy, and technology. Trained as a physicist and PhD in biophysics from UC Berkeley, she led brain–machine interface research at Basel and UCL, then shaped research direction at DeepMind before writing Playing with Reality, a critically acclaimed book that reframes games as cultural and cognitive technologies. Now advising early-stage ventures including a stealth startup and Tales Tensor, she brings a rare mix of hands-on neuroscience, science strategy, and software engineering experience dating back to early startup work. Based in London, her profile combines rigorous academic inquiry with storytelling and product-minded thinking, and her background as a neuroscientist-turned-author makes her particularly adept at translating complex science into influential narratives and strategy.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biophysics at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology