Max joined atai Life Sciences as an intern in 2020 and joined full-time in 2021.

Prior to working at atai, Max interned as a research analyst at an investment bank, a consumer advocacy group, as well as volunteering for charities based in England and Zimbabwe.

In 2020, Max graduated from the University of Sydney where he completed a Bachelor of Arts & Science, majoring in Philosophy. His main areas of research focused on metaphysics (ontology, identity, time), Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Logic (choice theory, truth, non-classical systems), and Philosophy of Science.