Kevin Gatley
Operations Officer, Optimal BrainHealth for Warfighters
Kevin Gatley leads the vision for improving cognitive capacity in the military, leveraging his own experience to ensure that the application of our tools is thoughtful, integrated and successful. He has advocated for cognitive performance protocols for the military since 2014 and previously championed the center’s SMART™ seminars to dozens of SEAL and SWCC Teams within Naval Special Warfare.
Optimizing Our Most Powerful Tool
Kevin's collaboration in the Optimal BrainHealth for Warfighters program is supported by a challenge grant generously offered by Adm. and Mrs. William McRaven – powered by the 2024 Bezos Courage & Civility Award that was presented to Adm. McRaven by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.
Prior to BrainHealth, Kevin served as VP of Operations at a construction technology start-up developing robotics and artificial intelligence to address the nation’s housing crisis. He is fired up about the potential of BrainHealth’s programs to help prevent many of the health issues that afflict service members during and after their careers.
Kevin served for 13 years as a Navy SEAL, including six combat deployments. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Medal (Combat) three times, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and other service honors. He concluded his military career in 2022 at the rank of Lieutenant Commander while serving as a dedicated mentor to SEAL O cers on the West Coast.
He received his Bachelors in Business Administration from the University at Buffalo and commutes between North Texas and San Diego, where he and his wife are raising a young son.