EarliTec Diagnostics Names Jamie Pagliaro as New President & CEO

EarliTec Diagnostics, a leader in eye-tracking technology for early autism diagnosis and ongoing assessment, announced the appointment of Jamie Pagliaro as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2025.

Leadership Experience and Vision

Pagliaro brings nearly 30 years of experience in autism services, behavioral health, and education technology. He most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Rethink First, where he oversaw the company’s largest division, supporting behavioral health providers, school systems, and Fortune 500 companies across a global footprint. His career has focused on scaling mission-driven innovations that improve outcomes for neurodiverse individuals and their families.

At EarliTec, Pagliaro will guide the company into its next phase of growth, expanding access to its technology and accelerating its impact in both clinical and community settings.

Advancing Early Autism Diagnosis

EarliTec’s technology platform uses patented eye-tracking methods and visual attention biomarkers to provide objective, quantifiable insights into a child’s development. This approach enables earlier identification of autism and offers ongoing assessment to monitor progress throughout treatment.

With new leadership, the company plans to expand access to this innovative platform, bringing earlier diagnosis and ongoing monitoring to more families and healthcare providers—especially in underserved communities.

Recognizing Past Leadership

The company also announced the retirement of Tom Ressemann, who led EarliTec from its early development through FDA approval and into real-world adoption. Under his leadership, EarliTec moved from concept to clinically validated technology now in use across multiple settings.

About EarliTec Diagnostics

EarliTec Diagnostics, Inc. is a health technology company transforming the standard of care for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Through FDA-authorized eye-tracking technology and visual attention biomarkers, EarliTec provides objective, rapid assessments of social, verbal, and non-verbal development in children as young as 16 months. The platform supports both early diagnosis and ongoing assessment, enabling more timely, personalized, and effective interventions.

Jamie Pagliaro brings over two decades of leadership in autism and behavioral health to his role as President and CEO of EarliPoint. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Rethink, a leading SaaS provider supporting individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. Under his leadership, Rethink’s behavioral health division became the company’s largest business unit, serving thousands of clinicians and driving scalable, tech-enabled care delivery.

Earlier in his career, Jamie was Executive Director of the New York Center for Autism Charter School, the first public charter school in New York State dedicated to children with autism. At EarliPoint, he leads the company’s mission to bring breakthrough science to the front lines of care—empowering providers, families, and health systems with earlier answers and better outcomes.

Jamie Pagliaro

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Ami Klin is a globally recognized leader in autism research and early detection. As Director of the Marcus Autism Center and Division Chief of Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Emory University School of Medicine, he has dedicated his career to understanding how young children engage with the social world—and how subtle disruptions in attention can signal developmental differences. His pioneering work in eye-tracking science led to the development of EarliPoint™ Evaluation, the first FDA-authorized tool to objectively assess autism in children as young as 16 months.
At EarliPoint, Dr. Klin drives clinical strategy and innovation, ensuring that families and clinicians worldwide have access to timely, science-based insights that enable earlier, more personalized intervention. His career reflects a deep commitment to transforming how society supports children with autism—starting with the earliest signs.

Ami Klin, PhD

Chief Clinical Officer & Co‑Founder