# Deborah Theobald

> Deborah Theobald is the co-founder and CEO of b Inc. (formerly Vecna Technologies), a Burlington, Massachusetts company building telepresence robots and automation for healthcare, education, government, and tourism. An MIT-trained aerospace engineer with a master's in space robotics, she has spent more than two decades turning research-grade robotics into tools that help people connect and get care. She also founded VecnaCares, a charitable venture deploying health-record technology in low-resource settings across Africa, Haiti, and beyond. Her guiding belief: technology should serve humanity, not overshadow it.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at b Inc. (formerly Vecna Technologies)
- **Organizations:** b Inc., Vecna Technologies, VecnaCares, MassTLC, GRIT
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** SB, Aerospace Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Master's, emphasis in space robotics, University of Maryland, Space Systems Lab
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled a healthcare IT and robotics company over more than two decades, Brought QC PathFinder (hospital-acquired infection surveillance) and Patient Self-Service solutions to market, Oversaw development of the BEAR (Battlefield Extraction and Recovery) robot and QC Bot hospital logistics robots

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Co-founded Vecna Technologies with husband Daniel Theobald
- **2009** — Founded VecnaCares Charitable Trust to bring health technology to low-resource regions
- **2020s** — Vecna Technologies rebranded as b Inc., with the tagline 'Better Technology, Better World'
- **Present** — Serves as Chairwoman, President and CEO of b Inc., leading telepresence robotics and healthcare automation

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled a healthcare IT and robotics company over more than two decades
- Brought QC PathFinder (hospital-acquired infection surveillance) and Patient Self-Service solutions to market
- Oversaw development of the BEAR (Battlefield Extraction and Recovery) robot and QC Bot hospital logistics robots
- Founded VecnaCares, deploying CliniPAK/digital health records across Nigeria, Kenya, Liberia, Haiti and the USA
- Named among the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts
- Conducted microgravity human-posture research aboard NASA's KC-135 reduced-gravity aircraft

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Continues to lead b Inc. (formerly Vecna Technologies) as Co-Founder and CEO, focusing on telepresence robots for healthcare, education, government, and tourism.

## Links

- Website: https://b-inc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-theobald-6899947/

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