AthletEQ is built by founders who have lived elite athletics, scaled federal-grade technology, and shaped national policy — a rare blend that makes our performance intelligence both rigorous and real.
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Co-founder & CEO. Former U.S. Army HS All-American and Big Ten athlete; Obama White House alumnus bringing public-, private-, and political-sector leadership to AthletEQ.
Read full bio →W. Cyrus Garrett is the CEO and Head of Product Marketing at AthletEQ Institute, which he co-founded alongside college teammate Dr. Matthew Sinclair. A former U.S. Army High School All-American and Big Ten athlete, Cyrus brings a wealth of strategic leadership from the public, private, and political sectors.
An alumnus of the Obama White House and campaigns, his public service includes roles with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Education, and NYC Hall. In the private sector, he drives digital marketing initiatives and technical adoption as CTO for Hued Strategies. Featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Axios, Politico, and The Washington Post, Cyrus is a Carnegie Hall Trustee, a Bosch Fellow, and an Army War College National Security Seminar alumnus. He holds a degree from the University of Northern Iowa and is an MBA candidate at Syracuse University.
Co-founder & performance psychologist. All-Big Ten linebacker and five-season NFL / NFL Europe veteran with a PhD in Performance Psychology and a championship coaching pedigree.
Read full bio →Dr. Matthew Sinclair is the Chief Science Officer (CSO) of AthletEQ Institute. Matt is a performance psychologist, corporate consultant, and professional speaker whose career spans elite athletics, championship coaching, and academic research.
A former team captain and All-Big Ten linebacker at the University of Illinois, he played five professional seasons in the NFL and NFL Europe with the Ravens, Dolphins, and Commanders. Following his playing career, Matthew spent over a decade in financial services and elite football coaching, helping lead teams to consecutive state championships. Today, he leverages his PhD in Performance Psychology to speak nationwide on leadership, resilience, and the science of elite execution.
30+ year IT executive leading platform operations and AI governance. Led programs at DHS, DOJ, and Interior; executive roles at NTT DATA Federal, Deloitte, and Fannie Mae.
Read full bio →Victor J. Thompson is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of AthletEQ Institute, where he leads technology delivery, platform operations, and AI governance systems that power AthletEQ's mission to transform fragmented athletic data into elite performance intelligence.
A seasoned IT executive with extensive experience scaling operations across federal agencies and private-sector organizations, he has led critical programs at the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and the Interior, and has held executive roles at NTT DATA Federal, Deloitte, Discovery Communications, and Fannie Mae. Victor brings more than 30 years of operational discipline across all verticals of the IT development lifecycle, AI ethics expertise, and delivery rigor to ensure that every insight AthletEQ surfaces is grounded in a foundation coaches and programs can trust.
Senior technology executive with 15+ years delivering enterprise engineering for the FDA, CDC, and JPMorgan Chase. Specializes in scaling AI infrastructure and cloud-native systems.
Read full bio →Ted Taliaferro is a Chief Information Officer (CIO) at AthletEQ Institute. He is a Senior Technology Executive with over 15 years of experience delivering enterprise engineering for organizations like the FDA, CDC, and JPMorgan Chase. He specializes in scaling AI infrastructure, cloud-native systems, and backend architecture by combining high-level technology strategy with hands-on engineering depth.
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