Traci H. Downs, Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer, Principal Owner

Ph.D. Neuroscience (2001)
University of Virginia

B.A. Psychology (1992)
Baylor University

Dr. Traci Downs has over eighteen years of experience in functional neuroimaging and neuroscience with extensive work with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). Since 2005, she has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Archinoetics where she achieved 400% growth in the first four years. From 2007 to 2011, she was the CEO of Fatigue Science, an Archinoetics spin-off company. Until 2011, she also served on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Science & Technology Council. Previously, she has been a Program Manager of a research portfolio worth over $15M from government agencies, private industry, and non-profit organizations.

She has authored or co-authored over 20 publications related to functional brain imaging and is exploring innovative ways of coupling emerging technologies with interactive computer interfaces.

In 2006, she received the Pacific Business News “Forty under Forty” award for the best business leaders under the age of 40 in Hawaii and, in 2011, the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association.