Dr. Taylor is a Founder and Member of the Board of Directors of HeartFlow Inc. He was Chief Technology Officer at HeartFlow from 2010 to 2021 and then Chief Scientific Officer from 2021 to 2023. Prior to HeartFlow, he was an Associate Professor in the Departments of Bioengineering and Surgery at Stanford University with courtesy faculty appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Radiology and Pediatrics. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Computational Engineering and Sciences at the University of Texas, Austin. He is internationally recognized for his pioneering work over the last 30 years in combining computer simulation methods with medical imaging data for patient-specific modeling of blood flow to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Charles has published over 450 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and has more than 300 issued patents worldwide.
He received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. degree in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Charles was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2007 and a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2024.