# Sandra Abrevaya

> Sandra Abrevaya is a Chicago-born public servant, nonprofit leader, advocate, and entrepreneur who co-founded and leads Synapticure. Her career runs from congressional and White House communications to city government, youth-sector collaboration, national advocacy, and company-building - a progression united by her belief that institutions move faster when the people they serve help set the agenda.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Synapticure
- **Organizations:** Synapticure, I AM ALS, Thrive Chicago, Urban Alliance, City of Chicago, The White House, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. House of Representatives, Obama for America
- **From:** Chicago, United States
- **Education:** Juris Doctor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Bachelor's degree in English, University of Michigan
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Synapticure, a national virtual-care company., Co-founded the nonprofit I AM ALS and helped build a patient-led advocacy movement., Helped advocate for the ACT for ALS, signed into U.S. law in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Served for three years as press secretary to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
- **2008** — Worked on Barack Obama's presidential campaign in New Hampshire.
- **2009-2011** — Held communications roles in the Obama administration, including at the White House and U.S. Department of Education.
- **2013-2016** — Earned a JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
- **2010s** — Held leadership roles at the City of Chicago and Urban Alliance Chicago.
- **2010s-2021** — Served as founding CEO and later president and chief impact officer of Thrive Chicago.
- **2019** — Co-founded I AM ALS and served as a board member.
- **2021** — Co-founded Synapticure and became its chief executive officer.
- **2022** — Appeared in and executive-produced the documentary No Ordinary Campaign, later released as For Love & Life: No Ordinary Campaign.
- **2024** — Synapticure announced a $25 million Series A financing; Abrevaya also spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- **2025** — Spoke at the Milken Institute Global Conference and was announced as a keynote speaker for the New York Brain-Computer Interface Symposium.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Synapticure, a national virtual-care company.
- Co-founded the nonprofit I AM ALS and helped build a patient-led advocacy movement.
- Helped advocate for the ACT for ALS, signed into U.S. law in 2021.
- Reported that I AM ALS advocacy helped generate $1.6 billion in additional federal ALS research funding.
- Served in senior public-service communications roles spanning Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, the White House, and the City of Chicago.
- Led Thrive Chicago, a collective-impact organization focused on outcomes for Chicago young people.
- Executive-produced and appeared in For Love & Life: No Ordinary Campaign.
- Raised a $25 million Series A for Synapticure in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — LinkedIn activity showed Synapticure recruiting a chief operating officer and finance director as the company continued to expand.
- **2026-07** — Synapticure announced a partnership with PatientsLikeMe connecting peer community support with specialized clinical care.
- **2026-07** — Abrevaya appeared on the Breaking Health podcast to discuss Synapticure's national virtual-care model and growth strategy.
- **2025-10** — Scheduled as a keynote speaker at the New York Brain-Computer Interface Symposium on the role of advocacy in innovation.
- **2025-05** — Spoke on precision brain health at the Milken Institute Global Conference.
- **2024-11** — Synapticure announced completion of a $25 million Series A financing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synapticure.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-abrevaya-26075640
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sabrevaya
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sabrevaya.bsky.social
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synapticure/

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Last updated: 2026-08-28