Operator intelligence / Owner dossier

David Agus

Co-founder, Sensei (with Larry Ellison). Sensei Porcupine Creek (California, USA) (US)

18 cited statements (0 pain, 0 money signals). Raw harvest on record: 145 LinkedIn posts, 4 web captures.

ICP dossier / The Clinical Founder

Multi-dimensional profile for the advisory ICP, assembled from the research on record. Ownership: owner, Multiple sources confirm Agus co-founded Sensei with Larry Ellison and holds the Co-Founder title; day to day leadership now sits with President and CEO Alexandra Walterspiel, which narrows confidence on his current operating role, but no evidence surfaced that he sold his founding stake or was ever only a hired executive..

Rooms or keys: 22

Rate band: From USD 1,000/night (at opening)

Founded: 2022

Tenure (years): 8

Nationality: American

Base location: Los Angeles, California

Coded voice: 18 statements (0 pain, 0 money signal). Top themes: longevity_science_and_precision_medicine (8), team_hiring_culture_and_leadership (7), wellness_philosophy_and_integration (1), technology_and_innovation (1).

Firmographics

employee countunknown

expansion eventsa Rest & Recovery Program was added by May 2023; a Caribbean pop up at the Four Seasons Anguilla was planned for 2024 source

founded yearopened November 2022 source

other venturesco-founder of Sensei Agriculture (with Larry Ellison); founding director and CEO of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine (established 2016 with a USD 200 million donation from Ellison, formerly named the Ellison Medical Institute); co-founder of Applied Proteomics (with Danny Hillis), Navigenics, and Oncology.com. Sensei also operates Sensei Lana'i (Hawaii, with Four Seasons) and Sensei Zadun (Los Cabos) source

ownership structureoperated by Sensei Wellness Holdings, Inc. (Santa Monica, California). The underlying 230 acre Rancho Mirage estate was purchased by Larry Ellison for USD 42.9 million in 2011 and later converted into the resort. Sensei was co-founded by Ellison and Dr. David Agus source

price pointrooms from USD 1,000 per night at opening; the Optimal Wellbeing guided package runs from USD 1,720 per night single occupancy and USD 2,390 per night double occupancy, 5 night minimum, as of a May 2023 review source

rooms keys22 accommodations, comprising 10 Estate Rooms, 4 Casitas, and 8 Villas source

trigger 1unknown, no dated 2025 or 2026 announcements, launches, expansions, awards, or transitions specific to David Agus or Sensei Porcupine Creek were found in public sources. The most recent verifiable developments found (Rest & Recovery Program, planned Anguilla pop up) date to 2023 and 2024 source

Demographics

age bandunknown as a stated fact; Wikipedia's infobox does not publish a birth date for him. Loosely inferable as 60s from his 1987 Princeton graduation, which implies a birth year around 1965; this is an estimate, not a published fact source

base locationLos Angeles, California, at the USC Keck School of Medicine source

career entry 1Author, The Book of Animal Secrets: Nature’s Lessons for a Long and Happy Life at Author source

career entry 2Author, The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health at Author source

career entry 3Author, A Short Guide to a Long Life at Author source

career entry 4Author, The End of Illness at Author source

career entry 5Founding CEO at Ellison Medical Institute source

career entry 6Co-Founder at Sensei source

career entry 7Professor of Medicine and Engineering at University of Southern California source

career entry 8Director, Center for Applied Molecular Medicine at University of Southern California source

career entry 9Director, Westside Cancer Center and Center for Applied Molecular Medicine at University of Southern California source

career entry 10Co-Founder at Project Rōnin source

career entry 11Co-Founder at Applied Proteomics, Inc. source

career entry 12Co-Founder at Navigenics, Inc. source

career entry 13Science Consultant at Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure source

career entry 14Research Director at Cedars-Sinai source

career entry 15Director, Spielberg Family Center for Applied Proteomics at Cedars-Sinai source

career entry 16Director at Sumner Redstone Center for Prostate Cancer Research source

career entry 17Founder at Oncology.com source

career entry 18Asst Attending and Head, Laboratory of Tumor Biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center source

career historyattending physician and head of the Laboratory of Tumor Biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical Center; director of the Spielberg Family Center for Applied Proteomics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; joined USC in 2009 as professor of medicine and biomedical engineering, Keck School of Medicine and Viterbi School of Engineering; founding director and CEO of the Ellison Medical Institute since 2016; co-founded Sensei with Larry Ellison, opened 2022 source

educationBS in Molecular Biology, cum laude, Princeton University, 1987; MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 1991; residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital; oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; two years as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute NIH Research Scholar source

edu entry 1BA, Molecular Biology, Princeton University source

edu entry 2MD, Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine source

edu entry 3Osler Internship and Residency in Medicine, John Hopkins Hospital source

edu entry 4Fellowship in Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center source

languagesunknown

nationalityAmerican; grew up in Baltimore, Maryland source

Psychographics

top theme 1longevity_science_and_precision_medicine

top theme 2team_hiring_culture_and_leadership

top theme 3wellness_philosophy_and_integration

top theme 4technology_and_innovation

voice profile18 coded statements; pain 0; money signal 0

Jobs to be done

jtbd coverage noteNo register quotes, no sales-brief pain section, and no dated 2025 or 2026 trigger were found for David Agus; the dossier explicitly notes the most recent verifiable Sensei Porcupine Creek developments date to 2023 and 2024. There is no evidentiary basis for a functional, emotional, or social job without inference beyond what the record supports, so zero jobs are recorded.

Reachability

linkedin follower count14541 source

linkedin profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/davidagus source

Statements

Together, with UniQuest, we're bringing expertise and a shared sense of purpose needed to move this work forward for the patients and families who need it most.

Longevity Science and Precision Medicine2026-06-22source

EMI is uniquely positioned to push this work forward, with deep expertise in oncology and a translational mission built for programs like this.

Longevity Science and Precision Medicine2026-06-22source

We are excited to advance the development of QED-203 to address urgent unmet needs in metastatic prostate cancer and meaningfully benefit patients.

Longevity Science and Precision Medicine2026-06-22source

We’re growing our breast oncology team at Ellison Medical Institute and are looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join us!

Team, Hiring and Leadership2026-05-22source

We’re seeking someone who leads with compassion, values teamwork, and is passionate about supporting patients through every step of their cancer journey.

Team, Hiring and Leadership2026-05-22source

It’s a meaningful opportunity to make a real impact alongside an incredible care team.

Team, Hiring and Leadership2026-05-22source

We are hiring! Clinical Associate positions for our Oncology and Preventative Health clinic at Ellison Medical Institute. These roles are the first point of contact for our patients and plays a critical part in delivering a seamless, compassionate experience while supporting the clinic’s day-to-day operations.

Team, Hiring and Leadership2026-03-06source

If you or someone you know wants to work with an amazing team delivering A+ care, please learn more and apply here:

Team, Hiring and Leadership2026-03-06source

We’re continuing to grow our team at EMI and are hiring an SPR Specialist.

Team, Hiring and Leadership2026-02-25source

Physical health can’t advance without equal attention to emotional, ethical and economic health.

Wellness Philosophy and Integration2025-10-09source

A world in which people live significantly longer will require a new economic model focused on multigenerational, multistage employment in which a person may pursue different careers appropriate to different stages of life rather than the traditional three-stage arc of education, work and retirement.