Tom Coyle - From CIA Operations to AI-Powered Cancer Care

Tom Coyle’s career path sounds fictional until you realize it’s all true. West Point graduate, Army officer, CIA operations specialist, AI strategist, startup founder, and now health tech entrepreneur focused on improving cancer outcomes through nutrition and data.In this episode, Tom shares stories from his time tracking enemy mortar patterns in military simulations, helping intelligence teams think differently about finding Osama bin Laden, and eventually joining DataRobot during the rise of enterprise AI. He explains how pattern recognition, predictive analytics, and human behavior shaped his career long before modern AI tools existed.We also dive deep into his current company, Science Cella, an AI-driven nutrition platform designed to help cancer patients manage symptoms, improve treatment outcomes, and give dieticians scalable tools for personalized care. Tom talks candidly about surviving cancer himself, the realities of healthcare innovation, startup fundraising, clinical trials, and why he believes “food as medicine” deserves serious scientific validation.This conversation covers military technology, intelligence work, AI, startups, healthcare, nutrition, entrepreneurship, and the lessons learned from building products in high-stakes environments.