Our team

The people behind the care.

Longevity data require judgment, and a plan only matters when someone stays involved as it meets real life. These are the executives who built the model and the physicians who set its clinical standards, interpret your results, and keep the different parts of your care connected.

Executive Team

Priscila Hawthorne

Founder & CEO

A lifelong student and practitioner of longevity, she is not just an ambassador but someone who has integrated these principles into every aspect of her life and leadership. A seasoned executive trusted by C-suite leaders, she brings decades of experience guiding complex transformations with clarity, empathy, and results. As Founder & CEO of The Maximum Life, she leads with energy, deep industry expertise, and a relentless focus on strategy, culture, and an elevated member experience.

Sidney Hawthorne

CTO & Co-founder

A technologist and entrepreneur at the frontier of AI and digital transformation, he has spent nearly three decades building companies trusted by Fortune 500 leaders and startups alike. He brings deep technical expertise paired with a human-centered approach to every platform he builds. As co-founder and CTO of The Maximum Life, he leads with vision, technical excellence, and a relentless focus on creating an ultra-personalized member experience powered by data and AI.

Paula Chapman

Chief Brand & Experience Officer

Trained at the intersection of creativity and business, she brings a strategic design lens to brand-building that is grounded in storytelling, cultural awareness, and aesthetic discipline. As Head of Design & Marketing at The Maximum Life, she translates clinical rigor into a clear, elegant member experience across content, digital, and in-clinic touchpoints, making the brand feel as thoughtful and human as the care behind it.

Medical Team

Clinical leadership is provided by Dr. Frank Lipman, Chief Medical Officer. Medical care is provided by physicians licensed in the state where you are located, and the team coordinates with your existing clinicians when appropriate and authorized.

Dr. Frank Lipman, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Four decades questioning the boundaries of conventional medicine, he founded the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center on Fifth Avenue and became a New York Times bestselling author of seven books including How to Be Well and The New Rules of Aging Well. His focus has always been the same: figure out why someone feels off and fix the root cause, not the symptom. As Chief Medical Officer at The Maximum Life, he shapes the clinical philosophy, protocols, and physician standards that define how we practice longevity medicine.

Chief Medical Officer
Four decades in Western and integrative medicine
Founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center
New York Times bestselling author

Role at The Maximum Life

Dr. Lipman shapes the clinical philosophy, protocols, and physician standards that define the TML approach. His role is to keep advanced tools grounded in judgment, foundational health, and a coherent model of care.

Clinical perspective

His work has long focused on understanding why someone feels off, connecting conventional and integrative approaches, and addressing the wider context around symptoms rather than treating isolated signals as the whole story.

Dr. Avi Ravilla, DO

Physician, Clinical Operations

Bridging private medicine, digital health tech, and the practical science of aging well, he has served as a medical leader for Perry Health and Sollis Health. His work focuses on moving care beyond treating sickness and toward actively protecting vitality, using the whole picture of a person's life to catch risks early. At The Maximum Life, he translates complex longevity science into clear strategies that help members feel better today while safeguarding health for the future.

Physician, Clinical Operations
Private medicine and digital-health experience
Former medical leadership with Perry Health and Sollis Health
Focus on early risk and practical longevity strategy

Role at The Maximum Life

Dr. Ravilla helps translate longevity science and complex health information into clear strategies members can understand and act on. His work connects physician decision-making with the practical operations of ongoing care.

Clinical perspective

His approach looks beyond episodic sick care toward the earlier signals that can influence vitality and long-term risk, while keeping recommendations grounded in the whole picture of a person's life.

Dr. Alexandra Lacqua, MD

Lifestyle Medicine Physician

A board certified Lifestyle Medicine physician trained in internal medicine at Florida Atlantic University, she brings a comprehensive, personalized approach to adult care. Her work centers on the daily foundations that shape long-term health, connecting medical history, current symptoms, risk patterns, nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress. At The Maximum Life, she helps members build a clear clinical foundation for prevention, optimization, and sustainable vitality.

Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine
Internal-medicine training at Florida Atlantic University
Focus on sustainable daily foundations

Role at The Maximum Life

Dr. Lacqua helps members build a clear clinical foundation for prevention, optimization, and sustainable vitality. She connects medical history, current symptoms, risk patterns, and daily life rather than treating lifestyle as an afterthought.

Clinical perspective

Her work emphasizes nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and other repeatable behaviors that shape long-term health, while keeping those foundations integrated with appropriate medical assessment.

Dr. Phillip Goldman, MD

Movement & Innovation Specialist

Rooted in exercise physiology and aging research, he bridges clinical science and real-world application. His work at UCLA's Exercise Physiology Lab spans fitness performance, wearable-guided behavior change, and cardiometabolic health. At The Maximum Life, he turns physician insight into structured programs, educational content, and evidence-based frameworks that help members build strength, resilience, and measurable progress.

Movement and Innovation Specialist
Exercise physiology and aging research
Work with UCLA's Exercise Physiology Lab
Focus on measurable strength and resilience

Role at The Maximum Life

Dr. Goldman turns physician insight into structured programs, educational content, and evidence-based frameworks for movement, fitness, and resilience. His work helps connect measurement to actions members can repeat.

Clinical and research perspective

His background spans fitness performance, wearable-guided behavior change, and cardiometabolic health, with a focus on making exercise science useful in real life rather than leaving it as an abstract score.

To See Whether It Fits

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