# Eric Klasson

> Eric Klasson is the founder and CEO of Resilienci.ai, an Austin-based company that uses AI, machine learning and behavioral data to map hyperlocal infectious-disease risk and supply-chain disruption. A longtime entrepreneur and finance executive with a 40-year career spanning Price Waterhouse, PepsiCo and several technology startups, he previously co-founded the social-analytics firm Snaptrends and founded Pandemic Insights. He is also a longtime food-security advocate who has chaired and served on food-bank boards.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Resilienci.ai
- **Organizations:** Resilienci.ai, Pandemic Insights, Inc., Snaptrends, Capital Area Food Bank Foundation, Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Monterey County Food Bank
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Michigan, MBA, Texas A&M University, Pharmaceutical Industry Executive Development Program, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Resilienci.ai, building a multi-pathogen, AI-driven risk platform, Co-founded Snaptrends, an early social-media geospatial analytics company, Delivered a TEDxWaterStreet talk on human and economic resilience (2022)

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Held roles at Price Waterhouse, PepsiCo, ConAgra and FoxMeyer Corporation
- **2012** — Co-founded Snaptrends, a social-media location and analytics company, serving as CEO
- **2016** — Snaptrends used social analytics and GIS mapping to track Zika virus discussion during the Rio Olympics
- **2020** — Founded Pandemic Insights, Inc., a preventive-health software company responding to COVID-19
- **2021** — Company raised a reported $5M Series A
- **2022** — Spoke at TEDxWaterStreet REImagine in New York on 'The Future of Human and Economic Resilience'
- **2022** — Partnered with Foursquare to scale from 3,000 reporting districts to 130 million daily risk indexes across the US
- **present** — Leads Resilienci.ai, applying AI and behavioral data to infectious-disease and supply-chain resilience

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Resilienci.ai, building a multi-pathogen, AI-driven risk platform
- Co-founded Snaptrends, an early social-media geospatial analytics company
- Delivered a TEDxWaterStreet talk on human and economic resilience (2022)
- Scaled US risk coverage to 130 million daily-updated hyperlocal indexes via a Foursquare partnership
- Chaired the Capital Area Food Bank Foundation and served on multiple food-bank boards
- Developed a patented mobile application for reducing infection risk

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Featured in coverage on how AI-powered apps could reshape public health, tied to Resilienci.ai's approach.
- **2022-06** — Spoke at TEDxWaterStreet REImagine in New York City on the future of human and economic resilience.

## Links

- Website: https://resilienci.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericklasson/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbD-7LpALgU/

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Last updated: 2026-07-17