Our Team

The people behind Evive.

The people behind Evive.

The people behind Evive.

Our team combines people with lived experience, behavioral health experts and technologists to create compassionate, evidence-based support for people experiencing gambling harm.

Our team combines people with lived experience, behavioral health experts and technologists to create compassionate, evidence-based support for people experiencing gambling harm.

Our team combines people with lived experience, behavioral health experts and technologists to create compassionate, evidence-based support for people experiencing gambling harm.

Leadership Team

The people building Evive

The people building Evive

The people building Evive

Evive is rooted in evidence, and backed by lived experience, and our leadership team reflects this.

Evive is rooted in evidence, and backed by lived experience, and our leadership team reflects this.

Sam DeMello

FOUNDER & CEO

Drawing from his personal recovery journey and strategic leadership, Sam founded Evive to help more people find support for gambling harm.

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Philippe Green

CO-FOUNDER & CTO

Philippe’s expertise in privacy-first architecture and scalable platforms ensures Evive can serve millions while protecting individual privacy.

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David Robbins

VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT & OPERATIONS

David is an experienced product and operations leader whose career has spanned startups, global enterprises, and care-focused teams.

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Jay Robinson

GLOBAL HEAD OF SAFER GAMBLING & STRATEGY

An internationally sought-after expert in preventing and responding to gambling harms, bringing evidence into real-world practice.

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Michael Buzzelli

HEAD OF PROGRAMMING

A public-health leader in gambling support, known for advancing peer-led education and practical prevention strategies.

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Strategic Advisory Board

The clinicians and researchers who ground our work.

The clinicians and researchers who ground our work.

Bringing together the foremost experts in the field, our Strategic Advisory Board is shaping how we understand and address gambling harm. These pioneers ground Evive in the most rigorous, evidence-based approaches available.

Bringing together the foremost experts in the field, our Strategic Advisory Board is shaping how we understand and address gambling harm. These pioneers ground Evive in the most rigorous, evidence-based approaches available.

Dr. Deborah G. Haskins

Ph.D., LCPC, ACS, MAC, ICGC-II, BACC, ICGSO, CGT

Board Chairperson at Evive and President Emerita of the Maryland Council on Problem Gambling.

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Dr. Timothy W. Fong

M.D.

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and Co-Director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, leading research on digital therapeutics.

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Dr. Paulette J. O’Gilvie

PH.D.

A casino and gambling researcher whose scholarship explores socio-economic impacts of gambling and community care.

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Dr. Jeff Marotta

FOUNDING ADVISOR

A pioneer in problem gambling treatment with 25+ years of experience, Dr. Marotta ensures Evive meets the highest clinical standards.

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Evive Team

The people supporting every journey

The people supporting every journey

The people supporting every journey

Bringing a depth of personal experience and peer support, the broader Evive team turns care into practical support people can use when they are ready.

Bringing a depth of personal experience and peer support, the broader Evive team turns care into practical support people can use when they are ready.

Christina Cook, IGRS

BUSINESS MANAGER

Christina, a woman in long-term recovery from gambling harm and founder of The Broke Girls Society, brings experience in accounting, administration, advocacy, and lived-experience leadership to the team.

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Adam Lyons, IGRS

CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER

Adam, a compulsive gambler in recovery and founder of The Modern Meeting Podcast, helps translate member needs into everyday support experiences, connecting people to resources with clarity and care.

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Sal Guarino

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Sal helps foster connection and facilitate recovery meetings across the community. Having recovered from gambling addiction himself, Sal is also co-founder of The Recovery Partners.

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