Our goal is simple:
To help the U.S. ALS landscape
work smarter and move faster.
Our thinking
The ALS landscape spans hundreds of organizations across academia, government, philanthropy, industry and patient communities. This complexity makes it challenging for these organizations to operate in the integrated, efficient way we need them to. In this sense, ALS is a business problem as much as it is a science problem.
We want to help by applying business thinking to ALS non-science problems - and we will start with ALS charities. First, we want to urgently help our fellow PALS and CALS navigate nearly 100 organizations in the U.S. to find the help they need. Then, we want to analyze these charities and offer useful benchmarks and data-driven insights for improving their performance.
The ALS landscape doesn't have a CEO - but it sure can benefit from thinking like one. Let's do this!
About us
Dave Shulman
Professional living with ALS
Diagnosed in May 2023 at age 44 with limb-onset ALS, Dave quickly plugged into the ALS landscape and draws from his 25-year career in banking to provide strategic and analytical insights and advice to the leaders of ALS organizations and initiatives. He started Analyze ALS to create a platform for socializing ideas, sparking discussion and piloting innovations.
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Dave proudly attended the ALS Clinical Research Learning Institute at the 2023 Annual NEALS Meeting, as well as the Patient Fellows Symposium Program at the 2023 International Symposium on ALS/MND. He currently co-chairs the NIH’s AMP ALS Natural History Study Working Group, serves on the Healey ALS Platform Trial Patient Advisory Committee, and collaborates with Everything ALS on citizen-driven research.
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Dave holds degrees from Lehigh University (B.S., Finance & Accounting) and Columbia University (M.B.A.). He resides in Summit, New Jersey, with his wife, two kids and mischievous shih tzu. He is incredibly grateful to his family, friends and colleagues for all of their support throughout his ALS journey and his foray into patient advocacy.
Tech wizards
Vladimir Smelyanskiy
Dave's friend from work
Vladimir and Dave have partnered on strategic, analytical projects in banking for 5+ years. He dove into this project with his usual can-do attitude and ability to make visions materialize, bringing both tools rapidly to life. Learn more about Vladimir here.
Ville Helenius
Dave's friend from b-school
Ville and Dave met in 2006 when assigned to the same study group. A skilled transformation leader, he keeps our project progressing quickly and provides invaluable coaching on building a web presence. Learn more about Ville here.
Thought partners
Hack ALS Brain Trust
Mobilized by Laura Strache, this rotating group of Dave's former b-school classmates from all over the world meet monthly to brainstorm creative ways to accelerate progress in ALS research and care.
ALS Problem Solvers
These seasoned ALS advocates meet weekly and combine efforts to make ALS research more inclusive, patient-centric and efficient. Dave appreciates their collaborative and respectful approach, deep knowledge and broad networks.