Linford Bacon

CTO & Co-founder at Hero

Linford Bacon is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur, currently serving as CTO and Co-founder at Hero since December 2022, focusing on responsive and personalized fitness coaching. Previously, Linford co-founded ngenius.ai and held the position of CEO until December 2022, while also participating in the OXFO Elevate accelerator for high-potential companies affiliated with the University of Oxford. Academic expertise includes serving as Head Tutor for the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Program at the Saïd Business School and a strong background in artificial intelligence, having led various teams at Aviva from July 2014 to February 2020. Linford began a career in actuarial consulting at PwC, providing support for audits of UK insurers, following an educational background that includes a Master of Mathematics from the University of Oxford.

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Hero

The ability to accurately identify and monitor Health Risk has never been more important. Cardiorespiratory Fitness is the single largest attributable factor to human mortality. Measuring VO2 Max provides the greatest indicator of an individual’s health risk. HERO has made it possible to accurately measure VO2 Max in 2 minutes without the need for a laboratory test or equipment. — 🤝 Proudly funded by UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge and Innovate UK.