Referred to as “the Swiss Army knife of the evolutionary renaissance,” Andi is here to change how humans interact… with our bodies, minds, the earth and one another.For two decades, Andi has worked exclusively for the evolution of humanity. She is currently launching a Decentralized Science Research Pilot on long term fasting. She’s also actively fashioning a new attribution model for self-growth (Physiological Computing) - at the intersection of human physiology and machine learning.She spent Covid building a European-accredited Master's of Science at The Institute For Aliveness (TIFA). This birthed a global network, with students representing 40+ countries. TIFA is a revolution in human health, focused on self-development & social change. The Institute is pioneering the field of Applied Epigenetics, encouraging humans to tap into their own physiology, altered by environment. From a media/entertainment background, Andi grew up in front of the camera, giving public lectures from age 12. Trained as a Political Economist and Anthropologist (BA, MSc), she looks at the interface between modern world realities & our biological underpinnings. With a Doctorate in Naturopathy (NMD), Andi is one of the world’s few living experts in long-term fasting, releasing her second book on the psychology of long-term fasting this year.Stemming from a Bachelor’s in Political Economy, Globalization Studies & Diplomacy, Andi’s spent 17+ years traveling the world before moving to the big apple in 2023. With the most time in Asia/Europe, she has lived, studied & worked in 100+ countries. She speaks 7 languages (4 fluent, 3 can get by!) & was 2x selected for the US State Department's Critical Languages Scholarship Award.In her 20s, she operated the wellness vertical at the largest retreat center in the world before taking efforts global. After a long period of introspection (3 months off grid & 40 days in silence), she left her public-facing health career to work in tech: a quick come and quick go Health AI & an online fasting company THEINITIATION.co.Andi's an advisor, consulting startups and VCs in Emotional Intelligence & futurist health and is a passionate public advocate of the Psychedelic Renaissance & its therapeutic trauma-healing potential (psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy) + the Decentralization & data ownership movements.‘I can’t tell you how much you’ve changed my life’ is her most common feedback. Known for fierce commitment to depth, impactful self-growth & post-capitalist minimalist philosophies, Andi is an anomaly wherever she goes.”