Marinela Gombosev

Marinela Gombosev serves as the President and COO of SPARK Neuro, where the focus is on advancing dementia assessment technologies in collaboration with esteemed institutions like Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins. In addition to current roles, including Limited Partner at Emmeline Ventures advocating for female founders and Board Member at Octane OC promoting entrepreneurial ecosystems, Marinela has significant prior experience as CEO of Evoke Neuroscience, where innovative cognitive assessment products were developed. Further roles include serving as a J&J Innovation Board Fellow and leading R&D programs at BIT Analytical Instruments GmbH, alongside engineering contributions at Parker Hannifin and ExxonMobil. Marinela holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC Irvine, complemented by various executive education and certification programs.