Zachary Kiehl
Co-Founder and CEO | VigiLife
Zachary Kiehl is the co-founder and CEO of VigiLife, the company behind SafeGuard, a real-time safety platform that protects frontline workers using wearable tech and smart data. His work has supported everything from heat stress prevention to emergency response, with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the Department of Defense. He earned biomedical engineering degrees from Wright State and an MBA from Indiana University. He’s a patented inventor, certified PMP, and a frequent speaker on topics like workplace safety, wearable tech, and building mission-driven companies.
Experience
- VigiLife
- CEO and Co-Founder
- Aptima
- Consultant
- Capability Lead: Human System Performance
- Research Engineer
- Associate Research Engineer
- Wright State University
- Graduate Research Assistant
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Biomedical Engineering Research Associate
- Leidos
- Biomedical Engineering Research Associate
- SAIC
- Biomedical Engineering Research Intern
- National Oilwell Varco
- Quality Engineering Intern
Education / Credentials
- Indiana University – Kelley School of Business
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Financial Management & Entrepreneurship
- Wright State University
- Master of Science (MS), Biomedical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Biomedical Engineering
- Edison State Community College
- Associate of Science (A.S.)
Location
Dayton, Ohio
