Team

Entrepreneur, marketing executive, and strategic operations advisor across a number of Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups in Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, SAAS, and Healthcare. With a long-held passion for mental healthcare, I am privileged to use my experience and passion within the field to steward the next chapter of growth in the Founder Mental Health Pledge.

Kiley has spent the last four years juggling a full-time education with her work in venture capital and consulting. She began her career by student consulting for various companies, where she discovered her passion for the entrepreneurial space. As a mental health advocate, she is using her experience to create a movement.

Counseling and performance psychologist currently working as an executive in professional sports. I've been fortunate to work with the best athletes in the world in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympians, as well as high-performers in other domains like elite military units, Fortune 5 companies, and venture-backed start-ups.

Coaching and AI technologist and product executive. Danish is the Co-Founder & CTO of Unwire.ai. He's also Co-Founder & CEO of Orai, tech-enabled presentation skills training helps teams and individuals sound more confident, compelling and concise.

Entrepreneur, executive, and early-stage investor. Currently, Naveed is the Founder & and CEO of Unwire.ai.  Co-created the Founder Mental Health Pledge to prioritize and destigmatize mental health in the entrepreneurial landscape.

Early-stage venture investor turned founder, building in the mental health space. Co-created the Founder Mental Health Pledge to prioritize and destigmatize mental health in the entrepreneurial landscape.

Dr. Heinz is a Stanford-trained licensed psychologist who conducts research and clinical practice in the areas of resilience, trauma, anxiety, and substance use.

Sr. Advisor & Founding Partner Emeritus, SVB Capital. Over the last 20 years, he has created 10 fund of funds, five direct funds, and five differentiated custom solutions.

Head of High Growth Ventures, KPMG Australia’s dedicated startup team. Amanda has been at the forefront of the nascent Australian startup since the early 2000s in a number of senior sales, marketing, and business development roles.

Co-founded the successful men's apparel company Bonobos and served as the company’s CEO for 10 years. Now he is changing the way we think about entrepreneurship and mental health, including through his book "Burn Rate" and as a TED speaker.

Mental health advocate and creator of  Clues.Life. Helps high performers transform and discover a higher calling. Board Member at the Heroic Hearts Project, aiding veterans with PTSD to access effective alternative therapies. Former tech exec & VC.

Co-founder and CEO of The Grand, a platform for group coaching to help founders and employees navigate transitions at the intersection of work and life.

As the Chief Human Capital Officer at Techstars, Ramaswamy has experience across a diverse portfolio of global businesses and industries. She has a recognized track record of shaping change by aligning people and culture to enable businesses to scale and solve complex problems.

Adam Schiff is the Founder & CEO of CultureSpeed Communications, a multi-faceted communications agency working across industries including business, tech, media, healthcare, sports, venture capital, finance, real estate, retail, e-commerce, consumer, philanthropy, and more.  

An early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Co-founder of Techstars, Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital, and Intensity Ventures. Entrepreneur mental health supporter and advocate.

Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and creator of the Lean Startup methodology, has significantly impacted global business practices. He founded several startups, including IMVU, and has advised various firms and corporations. Currently, Eric is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE).

Dr. Michael Freeman is a psychiatrist, serial entrepreneur, executive coach, entrepreneurship researcher, and behavioral health systems architect. Dr. Freeman serves as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, a Mentor in the Entrepreneurship Center at UCSF, and a founder of the Econa Global Center for Entrepreneur Mental Wellness.

Morra Aarons-Mele is a global speaker, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. Winner of the 2023 Media Award from Mental Health America.

Founder of Boston Venture Studio. Previously co-founded and successfully sold six startups — Kayak, Lola, Moonbeam, GetHuman, Boston Light, and Intermute. Mental health advocate and supporter.

Founder of Evio, a venture capital firm investing in the future of mental healthcare. Saki has over a decade of investing in the mental health space and has backed companies such as Calm and BetterUp

Helping smart people do hard things. Focused on entrepreneur mental health, psychedelic science, and system change. Living in joy and grief. Movement is medicine. TEDx speaker.

Professor of Entrepreneurship at King's Business School, King's College London, a Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology, and an expert on the Psychology of Entrepreneurship.

Creator of FounderWell, which helps founders and leaders scale their companies responsibly- without sacrificing what matters most. Lead Strategic Coach at SaaS Academy.