Together,
we're creating the
future of
mental heathcare
We collaborate with top-of-their-field clinicians, scientists and experts whose deep knowledge and compassion help guide our approach.
Leadership Board
Andrew is a globally recognized leader in AI. Along with Woebot, he is also a General Partner at AI Fund and CEO of Landing AI. As the former Chief Scientist at Baidu and the founding lead of Google Brain, he led the AI transformation of two of the world’s leading technology companies.
Alison is a clinical research psychologist dedicated to creating smart, scalable solutions in the mental health space. Over 20 years ago, she founded the first online support group for people with eating disorders—and has been exploring how digital interventions can help solve real-life problems ever since.
Michael is an accomplished executive with more than 20 years of experience driving growth for some of the world’s top consumer technology and digital health companies, including AOL Inc., Motorola, TomTom, PatientsLikeMe, and The Learning Corp.
Andrew has helped a wide variety of early stage companies grow into successful market leaders as a venture capitalist. He also spent 10 years as a healthcare professional, where he published over 50 medical articles and was co-editor of a book about cerebrovascular surgery.
Carmen joined NEA in 2012 and serves as a General Partner, and Chairman of their Asia division. Her primary focus is developing their portfolio in China, along with other emerging markets in Asia. Prior to joining NEA, Carmen served as partner at a major Silicon Valley law firm, where she specialized in corporate law and securities.
Ross is a leader in early stage investing for new medical technologies, bringing significant clinical insight to each venture. He co-founded Versant Ventures in 1999 after spending nine years at Brentwood Venture Capital, where he led their efforts in medical devices, drug delivery, and healthcare information systems companies.
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Scientific Advisory Board
CO-CHAIRS / Athena Robinson PhD, Chief Clinical Officer, Woebot Health
Tim Mariano MD, PhD, MSc, Vice President & Medical Director, Woebot Health
Stewart is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Widely recognized for his work in advancing the study of psychotherapy, his research focuses on eating disorders, treatment compliance, essential hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors, as well as anxiety disorders.
Charles has over three decades of experience in healthcare management and clinical work as a psychologist. As an executive for two of the nation’s largest health insurers, he led behavioral health programs across commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid plans. He is passionate about harnessing the power of evidence-based healthcare to address a holistic range of mental and behavioral health needs.
Jane is the Chief Medical Officer at Blackthorn Therapeutics. She has 14 years of experience leading pharmaceutical medical organizations in the United States and Europe, across multiple therapeutic areas—including neuroscience, immunology, virology, cardiovascular, immuno-oncology, sleep medicine, and pain. She is also a former clinical director for the Maudsley Hospital in London.
Dan is both Professor of Linguistics and Professor by Courtesy of Computer Science at Stanford University. He taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder before joining the Stanford faculty in 2004. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, his research extends broadly into natural language processing and its application to behavioral and social sciences.
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Diversity Advisory Board
CO-CHAIRS / Athena Robinson PhD, Chief Clinical Officer, Woebot Health
Tim Mariano MD, PhD, MSc, Vice President & Medical Director, Woebot Health
Jeffrey is an Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University with expertise in adapting evidence-based treatments to address the unique features of sexual and gender minority mental health.
Carolyn is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Team Science at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Translational Research Institute. Dr. Greene has expertise in digital therapeutics, rural health, and delivering culturally-competent, evidence-based healthcare to underserved communities.
Allison is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She brings expertise in the treatment of people of color and other underrepresented and underserved populations, as well as in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Jessica is a Clinical Psychologist for Pacific Anxiety Group and Director of Behavioral Health Programs and Strategy at Livongo. Her work focuses on the intersection of behavioral science, clinical innovation, technology, and all forms of diversity.
Dr. McCall’s research focuses on reducing disparities in mental health service utilization through the use of technology. Specifically, she examines the acceptability of using telehealth modalities to deliver mental health services and resources to traditionally underserved communities. She employs a user-centered design approach to develop culturally-informed mHealth applications.
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Expert Panel
These clinicians and/or academic researchers provide input on clinical best practices and evidence-based treatments; the state of the research evidence; mechanisms of change; leveraging digital tools; and culturally responsive care for diverse populations, including BIPOC, low-SES, and LGBTQ+.
Sanno is a Consultant and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in trauma and mindfulness-based intervention, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, in addition to professional wellbeing and development.
Katherine is a clinical psychologist with a focus on expanding access to mental health services. Her core expertise is in women’s health, and in delivering evidence-based mental health via digital technologies to women in the perinatal period, as well as veterans and other target populations.
Matthew is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His work focuses on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, substance use disorders, and increasing access to mental health care.
Jaclyn is a licensed clinical social worker with a focus on improving perinatal mental health outcomes through data-driven, evidence-based care. Through the use of technology, Jaclyn strives to address health inequities by creating innovative ways to access quality mental health care.
Dr. Sarah Rizvi is a licensed clinical psychologist specialized in treating birthing parents in the perinatal period and adults coping with chronic illness/pain. Dr. Rizvi is certified in Perinatal Mental Health and focuses on providing evidence-based interventions highlighting the mind-body connection that are culturally sensitive for diverse populations.
Delilah McDonald is a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience delivering mental health education and evidence-based therapy to diverse populations. Her passion involves expanding services so that diverse populations may have greater access to them, with a particular emphasis on dispelling stigma surrounding mental health care.
Dr. Knapp is a research psychologist at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Her research focuses on adolescent digital mental health broadly, with a particular interest in designing and implementing accessible, community-based digital tools with and for underserved and minoritized youth.
Dr. Ollen is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director of the UCLA EMPWR ("empower") Program, which promotes wellbeing for LGBTQ youth and adults. She has extensive experience working with LGBTQ clients exploring/questioning gender identity and/or sexual orientation and their families.
Dr. Sarah Kennedy is an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry dept. at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She is a co-developer of the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Children and Adolescents and her current funded work focuses on implementing these protocols in acute or intensive mental health settings.
Dr. Ballas is a child and adult psychiatrist with a focus on innovation in digital treatments for mental health disorders. His core expertise is in assessing and treating children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are also suffering from depression, anxiety, and issues of inattention, among other disorders.
Dr. Erika Torres is a bilingual licensed psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine serving adults, children, youth and families. As a consultant, she is passionate about applying behavior science and evidence-based interventions to design engaging and meaningful programs and digital products. She sees the world through a DEIB lens and leads with empathy and humor to get things done in a variety of contexts.
Emily is a board certified clinical psychologist with expertise in treating youth with anxiety, OCD. and related concerns. She is passionate about increasing youth access to evidence-based mental healthcare and pursues this passion through providing patient care, training, and supervision as well as engaging in treatment research and implementation science.
Dr. Mougianis is a pediatric and health psychologist who has an extensive background working in interdisciplinary medical settings. Her work focuses on minimizing health disparities through advocacy and adapting evidence based practice to underserved communities.
Alison is a health equity researcher and licensed psychologist. Her core expertise is in developing innovative methods for assessing intersectional stigma, including creating better access to mental health clinical interventions for Latinx and Black LGBTQ+ communities.
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