Yusuf Henriques, a US Army Veteran, is making waves in the genomics industry with his Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) genomics company, IndyGeneUs AI. As the founder and CEO, Yusuf Henriques is creating the world's largest block-chain encrypted repository of indigenous and diasporic African clinical and multi-omics genetic data. This repository is aimed at driving precision health equity globally by providing improved risk prediction and diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Prior to IndyGeneUs AI, Henriques was also the founder and CEO at TruGenomix Health Inc., an emerging precision genomics behavioral health company that developed a PTSD genomic assay, now being validated at Department of Veteran Affairs hospitals nationwide.

Henriques studied Biochemistry, Magna cum laude (3.7 GPA) at Howard University and obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Risk Science and Policy from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has served in multiple organizations, such as Chief Strategy Advisor at wePool Inc., Co-Founder & CSO at CreditRich, Co-founder at Black Tech Matters, Director of Clinical Research/Regulatory Affairs (SME) at SAIC, and Founder of NYU Veterans Future Labs (Brooklyn, NY Office) at TruGenomix, among others. He was a Startup Mentor at both Techstars and Yale CBIT (Center for Biomedical Innovation & Technology) and Co-Creator of MIT Hacking Racism in Healthcare Challenge at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Henriques has had extensive experience in the genomics industry and has made significant contributions to improve diagnosis and treatment of PTSD in veterans and active-duty soldiers. He has also been active in multiple organizations and institutions that promote innovation and equity in healthcare services.