We are building the category of strain intelligence
From our clinical foundation spanning 30 years of data, to our present-day leadership in operational intelligence, our heartbeat has always been the same: Helping Steward Leaders Harness the Power of Strain
The Science Behind Strata
Strata is built on more than three decades of clinical research into human strain and sustained performance. Strata translates that research into a scalable measurement system that organizations can use to protect performance at scale.
Clinical-grade foundation
Not a survey
Our founder, Dr. Jon Ashton, spent 30 years studying how cognitive and physiological strain accumulate in high-pressure environments — and how those pressures predict burnout, leadership breakdown, and operational failure.
Predictive, not reactive
See risk early
The assessment doesn't just measure current state—it predicts future performance outcomes. Leaders can intervene early, before strain escalates into burnout, turnover, or performance decline.
Evidence leaders trust
Board-ready data
Every assessment response is benchmarked against 30 years of clinical symptom data. This gives executives, board members, and leaders confidence that the insights are reliable and actionable—not just employee sentiment.
Fast, frictionless, private
Flow of work
Employees complete the assessment in two to three minutes on any device—no accounts or logins required. Individual responses remain anonymous, while leaders see only aggregated insights with configurable privacy thresholds.
Years of clinical data
Original measures
Predictive items
Minutes to complete
Why Strain Intelligence Matters Now
Workplace strain has intensified in recent years as organizations face labor shortages, operational complexity, and increasing performance expectations.
Yet most leadership tools still rely on lagging indicators: turnover, engagement surveys, or incident reports.
Strata provides leaders with something they have never had before:
A direct measurement of the strain building inside their teams.
A Team Focused on Sustained Performance
Strata brings together leaders from clinical psychology, enterprise leadership, elite athletics and operational science. Our team has spent decades leading and studying how high-performing teams succeed — and how strain quietly erodes that performance over time. That perspective shapes everything we build.
Dr. Jon E. Ashton
Co-Founder
Dr. Ashton is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Strata Intel. Beginning his career in 1995, he spent decades documenting the impact of strain on human and organizational performance. That clinical foundation led him to build a platform that translates mental health data into actionable insights for team leaders — bridging psychology and business in a practical, scalable way.
Daniel Walker
Co-Founder
Danny is the co-founder of Evergreen Partners and a former President and CEO of The Pennant Group. Holding a Juris Doctor degree, he brings decades of executive leadership experience across healthcare and business strategy. He also serves as an Affiliate Professor of Law.
Josh Ostler
Chief Executive Officer
Josh is the CEO of Strata Intel. He brings deep leadership expertise across healthcare, finance, and operations. He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from The Wharton School. His background spans Goldman Sachs, PricewaterhouseCoopers strategy consulting, senior home health operations, and founding Aspen Billing and Coding — reflecting a career built at the intersection of healthcare delivery and business performance.
Trent Whiting
Chief Sales Officer
Trent is the CSO at Strata Intel. With a degree and background in international business, he spent 12 years as a professional basketball player in Italy before building a career in sales leadership and business development. He brings a competitor's mindset and a global perspective to everything he does.
Tyler Crowther
Chief Technology Officer
Tyler is the CTO at Strata Intel. He holds a Master's degree in Information Systems and has held software development and technology roles across organizations including the City of Phoenix, Macedon Technologies, UPS, and Restaurant365. He is passionate about building innovative, efficient solutions to complex problems.
Stephanie Rovetti
Director of Education
Stephanie is the Director of Education at Strata Intel. She is an Olympic bronze medalist, earning her medal with Team USA in rugby sevens at the 2024 Paris Olympics — the first Olympic rugby medal for the U.S. women's team in history. A former collegiate basketball player, she holds a B.S. in Public Health and an MPA and an MOT. She brings the same drive and discipline that shaped her athletic career to her professional work in healthcare operations.
Mason Brockbank
Director of Sales & Operations
Mason Brockbank is the Director of Sales and Operations at Strata Intel. He holds a Master's degree in Information Systems and a diverse background that spans software development, product strategy, solutions engineering, startup operations, and business development. He has worked in both big tech and startups across various funding stages from early-stage startups to publicly traded organizations.
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