Leadership

The people accountable for what URIEL™ does.

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Dr. D. Ivan Young, photographed in a dark suit against a low-lit background, looking directly at the camera.

Dr. D. Ivan Young

Founder and Originator of Recursive Judgment Science™

Dr. D. Ivan Young’s work sits at an unusually narrow intersection: the applied study of how artificial intelligence and human cognition interact to build resilience, self-advocacy, and adherence. His research on self-empathy as a trainable clinical skill has been accepted for presentation by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and his behavioral frameworks form the scientific foundation of URIEL.

He is a behavioral scientist and master-level practitioner whose applied research examines the neurobiology of judgment under pressure — the shift from limbic reactivity to deliberate prefrontal engagement — and how that shift can be trained rather than merely encouraged.

He is the originator of Recursive Judgment Science™, Augmented NeuroSynthesis™, and the Recursive Human Systems Model™ — the constructs on which URIEL is built. More than twenty years in practice preceded them, working with clinicians, commanders, executives, and families at the point where judgment is hardest to hold. The behavioral work underneath has also been taught well outside institutions: his three TEDx talks have been viewed more than 4.9 million times.

Selected work

  • Books. Leading from the Heart. Post Hill Press / Simon & Schuster, April 28, 2026. ISBN 9798895655290. Publisher page.
  • Break Up, Don’t Break Down, Expanded Edition. Amazon · Read the full text.
  • Another Chance: Where Would You Be Without One?
  • All titles: Simon & Schuster author page · Goodreads author page.
  • Research. “From the Heart: A Neuro-Behavioral Protocol for Sustainable Change & Patient Adherence.” Poster presentation, Lifestyle Medicine 2026, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, FL, November 8–11, 2026. Abstract accepted.

Credentials

  • NBC-HWC, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
  • Professional Fellow — the Institute of Coaching’s highest membership level. The Institute of Coaching is at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.
  • ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
  • ICF Business Solutions Partner — registered ICF mentor coach
  • EMCC Global Individual Accreditation — Master Practitioner, the highest of four levels, accredited February 2026
  • MBTI® Master Practitioner — listed, MBTI Master Practitioner Referral Network
  • Certified Positive Intelligence Coach
  • Certified Professional Diversity Coach
  • Forbes Coaches Council

The team

Commercial, clinical, and institutional counsel.

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Zee Blackett

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer of Young Ethical Intelligence, Inc. Carries commercial responsibility for URIEL’s institutional deployments and the company’s partnerships across healthcare, defense, and enterprise.

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Ambaw Bellete

Chief Strategic Medical Advisor

Ambaw Bellete is URIEL’s Chief Strategic Medical Advisor. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CG Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGON), with responsibility for the commercial organization, business development, corporate strategy, regulatory affairs, quality, and supply chain. Across more than thirty years in biotechnology he has been Chief Operating Officer of FerGene, President of Photocure Inc., and President of Medical Compression Systems, and he began his career at The Upjohn Company and Sanofi. He is Chairman of the Board of OncoSTING and a director of the Axiom REACH Foundation.

He has spent his career bringing oncology therapeutics from pre-launch to commercial reality. He sets the evidentiary standard URIEL is required to meet before it goes near a treatment setting.

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Anthony Gray, Jr.

Defense, Government & Institutional Procurement

Anthony Gray, Jr. is a retired United States Air Force officer. He spent his service career inside federal acquisition, and has since led government contracting for a defense technology firm delivering immersive training systems to military customers — carrying programs through negotiation, pricing, compliance, and post-award performance under FAR and DFARS.

He owns URIEL’s pathway into government and allied-nation institutions, and the discipline required to survive procurement review rather than merely reach it.

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Vittorio Nigrelli

Sub-Saharan Africa — Business Development Specialist

Originally from Torino, Northern Italy, Vittorio is a Kenya-based international business development professional and former analyst at The Economist. At 26 he survived a stroke and has personal experience of the benefits of AI and the transformative potential of technology that aided his recovery.

A lifelong traveller, he brings previous experience of collaborating with AI-focused startups and a rich global cross-cultural perspective to URIEL’s growth and partnerships.

Advisory and professional counsel

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP — outside counsel Petry Advisory Services University of Houston Texas Gulf Coast SBDC

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