Our Story
Designing Dignity Into a Human-First Future
Ecoheart was born from a simple but urgent question: How do we help leaders make better decisions when facing overwhelming complexity? Cities are drowning in data while starving for wisdom. We're changing that.
Marcia Drake
Founder & CEO
The Perfect Storm Cities Face
Cities, governments, and organizations face an unprecedented "perfect storm" — data overload, decision paralysis, and the immense human cost of complexity. Leaders are overwhelmed by millions of data points and competing priorities.
2.5B
People affected by climate disasters annually
70%
Of city data goes unused in decision-making
$4.2T
Annual cost of poor infrastructure decisions
From Complexity to Clarity
Ecoheart transforms this chaos into clear, actionable intelligence. We're building the world's first AI-powered holistic adaptation platform — a smart city "operating system" that helps leaders make fast, ethical, and effective decisions.
Our Foundation
Ethical AI, By Design
We believe AI should be ethical, transparent, and built for urgent action. These principles guide everything we build.
Ethical & Secure
Privacy and security built-in from the ground up with access controls and encryption.
Explainable AI
Every recommendation comes with rationale and audit trails traceable to source data.
Community Wisdom
Crowdsourced feedback acts as an extra sensor network, keeping the system human-centered.
Our Journey
Building Toward Global Impact
The Spark
Ecoheart is founded with a vision to transform how cities and organizations navigate complexity through ethical AI.
Building the Foundation
Development of core AI engines, semantic modeling, and the metadata-driven architecture begins.
First Pilots
Partnerships initiated with cities including Olympia WA, Greece wildfire response, and Recife, Brazil.
Global Expansion
UAE Smart Cities and Saudi Arabia initiatives in pipeline, building toward global scale impact.
Global Reach
Local Action at Global Scale
We're partnering with cities and organizations worldwide to bring ethical AI to climate adaptation and urban resilience.
Olympia, WA
MVP Development
Greece
Wildfire Response
Recife, Brazil
Climate Adaptation
UAE & Saudi Arabia
Smart Cities
Meet the Team Behind Ecoheart
Founded by Marcia Drake, Rhea Ong Yiu, and Michael Rothuizen, with advisors including global experts in sustainable tech, behavioral data science, and AI ethics.
View Leadership TeamJoin Us in Building a Resilient Future
We're seeking partners, pilot cities, and mission-aligned investors to help scale ethical AI for climate adaptation globally.