Paul Wicks

Paul Wicks, Ph.D., is the Founder and Chief Evidence Officer of ProofStack Health, a boutique evidence agency for digital health companies. As an independent consultant Paul has supported over 50 organizations including Woebot, Ada Health, Click Therapeutics, Biogen, and AstraZeneca. Previously, Paul spent 13 years as VP of R&D at PatientsLikeMe, building one of the world’s largest patient communities and pioneering decentralized trials, digital biomarkers, and real-world evidence. He has authored over 205 peer-reviewed papers, served on editorial boards of journals including the BMJ, Digital Biomarkers, and BMC Medicine, and is an honorary professor at the University of Birmingham. A neuropsychologist by training, Paul completed his Ph.D. at King’s College London and a postdoc on the psychology of Parkinson’s disease. His work has been featured by BBC, CNN, and The New York Times. He was named MIT Technology Review’s “Humanitarian of the Year” in 2011 and is a TED Fellow and FLIER alumnus of the Academy of Medical Sciences.