Brian M. Delaney is director of Vitality in Aging (VIA) Research Group, an initiative spearheading research into very near-term solutions to the problem of aging. He is also an investigator on two VIA trials. In the 1990’s, Brian helped found the Caloris Restriction Society International, and has been its president for over twenty years. He has published a book on dietary restriction, with Lisa Walford, The Longevity Diet, as well as numerous articles on dietary restriction and life-extension in general. In addition, he is an advisory team member for the Coalitition for Radical Life Extension. He is co-founder of the venture capital company Emergency Longevity Ventures, and is on the Industry Advisory Board of Life Extension Advocacy Foundation.