Chrono Therapeutics Top Executive David Happel Joins Cognoa as CEO

David Happel has been appointed CEO of digital therapeutics developer Cognoa. Brent Vaughan, Cognoa’s co-founder and former CEO, will move into a role at venture capital firm Morningside Group, the Palo Alto, CA-based startup’s largest investor. He will also continue to advise Cognoa. Happel joins the company from Chrono Therapeutics, a digital health startup that developed a smoking cessation technology. Cognoa is developing digital products for diagnosing and treating behavioral conditions. Its first target is autism.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.