People
A small, focused community of researchers, scholars, and practitioners.
Founding President
Medical AI & Human Systems Researcher
Dr. Adrian Keller is the Founding President of The Crestone College and a research-driven leader working at the intersection of medical AI and human health systems. His research focuses on medical image analysis, predictive health risk modeling, personalized intervention, AI clinical decision support, and the ethical governance of medical AI.
Before founding The Crestone College, Dr. Keller served as principal investigator, strategic advisor, and program lead across multiple medical technology, health data, and interdisciplinary research projects. He is especially interested in how small, high-density research institutions can connect medicine, AI, and social impact through lean organizations, cross-domain labs, and rapid translation.
As Founding President, Dr. Keller leads the college's research architecture, academic direction, and international partnerships, anchored in three Academic Hubs: Health Sciences & Human Performance; AI, Data & Society; and Environment, Resilience & Human Futures.
Governance
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Higher education strategy · institutional governance · research philanthropy
Vice Chair of the Board
Social enterprise · nonprofit leadership · public–private partnerships
Trustee for Academic and Research Affairs
Interdisciplinary research · global health · graduate education
Trustee for Community and External Partnerships
Community development · civic engagement · regional collaboration
Treasurer of the Board
Finance · audit oversight · institutional risk management
Executive Leadership
President
Strategy, research architecture, academic direction, external and international partnerships.
Provost & Research Lead
Coordinates the three Academic Hubs, academic standards, faculty appointments, and research quality.
Operations & Compliance Lead
Finance, HR, contracts, operations, policy, risk, and compliance.
Director of Academic & Administrative Services
Coordinates student services, academic administration, admissions operations, and internal workflows.
Registrar & Student Records Coordinator
Student records, registration, transcripts, academic calendar, and diploma documents.
Research Administration & Partnerships Coordinator
Project tracking, grant support, partnership coordination, and visiting scholar administration.
Finance & HR Administrator
Finance processing, vendor coordination, HR records, faculty contracts, payroll coordination.
Faculty
A small core faculty works alongside research professors and external collaborators across each Hub.
Hub Director · Professor of Health Sciences and Human Performance
Human performance · preventive health · lifestyle medicine · wellbeing science
Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Health
Public health systems · community wellbeing · health equity · prevention programs
Associate Professor of Digital Health and Health Data
Digital health tools · health data analytics · remote monitoring · AI-assisted health systems
Research Professor of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Mental health · stress resilience · behavioral health · trauma-informed wellbeing
Assistant Professor of Human Performance Studies
Physical performance · exercise science · recovery · occupational health
Hub Director · Professor of AI and Social Systems
Responsible AI · sociotechnical systems · digital governance · AI in public institutions
Associate Professor of Data Science and Responsible AI
Data science · AI accountability · algorithmic fairness · model evaluation
Associate Professor of Human-AI Interaction
Human-centered AI · interface design · decision support · AI in professional workflows
Research Professor of Computational Social Science
Social data · computational modeling · public behavior · digital society
Assistant Professor of Applied AI Systems
Applied machine learning · AI prototypes · health AI · education technology
Hub Director · Professor of Environmental Resilience and Human Futures
Climate resilience · environmental systems · sustainable communities · futures studies
Associate Professor of Climate Resilience
Climate adaptation · environmental risk · resilience planning · regional climate systems
Research Professor of Urban Sustainability
Sustainable cities · urban transformation · civic infrastructure · built environment
Assistant Professor of Water, Land, and Community Systems
Water systems · land use · community adaptation · environmental research in the American West
Associate Professor of Human Futures and Scenario Planning
Futures research · scenario planning · long-term social change · institutional resilience
