Apple, Meta Veterans Join Helfie AI Board as Non-Executive Directors

Helfie AI announced on August 12, 2026, the appointment of Patrick Gates and Sunita Parasuraman as Non-Executive Directors, marking a significant governance move for the Melbourne-based AI-powered preventative healthcare platform. Gates brings more than three decades of engineering and technology leadership. During his 14 years at Apple, he was instrumental in building major consumer infrastructure: iCloud, FaceTime, iMessage, and the iTunes Store. After Apple, he took on the role of CTO at Humane, an AI hardware startup, before moving to Airbnb as Vice President and Technical Fellow, where he led AI-driven product updates. Parasuraman brings over 25 years of industry experience across Apple, Genentech, VMware, and Meta. Her tenure at Meta spanned 12 years and included significant roles: she served as Global Head of Treasury, building Meta's global treasury organisation and overseeing reserves for Meta's Libra/Diem stablecoin initiative, and later became Head of Investments and New Product Experimentation. She currently serves on the boards of IREN Limited, The Baldwin Insurance Group, and BitGo Holdings. Tony De Fougerolles, Chairman of Helfie AI, stated that the two appointees join at an exciting time, noting that Gates has built infrastructure serving hundreds of millions and led AI transformation at global scale, while Parasuraman has navigated technology, governance, and regulation at the highest levels. In his statement, Gates expressed enthusiasm about Helfie's mission, saying "Helfie is building something genuinely important" and that he is "excited to help the team navigate the infrastructure and scale challenges that come with building a global health network." Parasuraman added that "Helfie's accessible, intelligent preventative health tools could improve living standards worldwide" and expressed her intention to bring her experience in technology governance and responsible scaling to the company's growth. Helfie AI describes itself as a global human health platform providing 30+ instant and affordable health checks via smartphone, combined with powerful medical insights, data ownership, and universal access. The company works with governments and businesses worldwide to make preventative health accessible to 8 billion+ humans.