Dr. Elser is the founding CEO of Ship of Theseus.  Working at Palantir, he has led the digital transformation team of a global life science and pharmaceutical manufacturer over the course of 5 years.  He authored How to Talk to Data Scientists: A Guide for Executives (BEP 2021) and cofounded Buyside, the real estate data analytics platform powering over 100 of the top U.S. real estate brokers.  His degrees include a doctorate in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where his research focused on stem cell therapy for myocardial infarctions, and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.  ​