Activate 2026 Speakers
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Chris Appleton
Founder & CEO, SocialRx
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Liz Blake
Founder,
Liz Blake Giving Fund -

Dr. Dustin Brown
Regional Director,
Ortus Foundation -

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
Chief Impact Officer,
ACE Resource Network -

Dr. Ann Chu
Director, Child Trauma Research Program @ UCSF
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Michelle Culver
Founder,
The Rithm Project -

Dr. Alissa Fogg
Chief of Staff, American Psychological Association (APA)
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Julia Freeland Fisher
Director of Education Research, Clayton Christensen Institute | Author, Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations that Expand Students’ Networks
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Elizabeth Gaines
Founder & CEO,
Children’s Funding Project (CFP) -

Dr. James Gordon
Founder & CEO, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine | Author, Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope & Healing
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Yoelle Gulko
Documentary Filmmaker |
Director, Our Subscription to Addiction -

Dr. Sidney Hankerson
Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai | Second Opinion Physician, NBA | Member, NFL Behavioral Wellness Committee
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Dr. Michael Heinz
Co-Lead, Evergreen | Co-Founder, Therabot Labs | Asst. Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine @ Dartmouth | Physician, Dartmouth Health | Faculty Affiliate, Center for Technology & Behavioral Health
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Rick Kellar
President, Peg’s Foundation |
Founding Board Member, Mindful Philanthropy -

Susan Magsamen
Founder & Executive Director, International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics (IAM Lab) | Author, Your Brain on Art
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Deb Mahan
Vice President of Collaboration & Advocacy, Mindful Philanthropy
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Joanne Maislin
Executive Director,
Office of Systems Catalyst -

Dr. Lisa Mennet
Founder,
Perigee Fund -

Dr. Melissa Merrick
President & CEO,
Prevent Child Abuse America -

Dr. Lisa Miller
Founder, Spirituality Mind Body Institute | Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University Teachers College | Author, The Spiritual Child; The Awakened Brain
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Dr. Rob Morris
Co-Founder,
Koko -

Dr. Uma Naidoo
Founding Director of Nutritional Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital | Author, This is Your Brain on Food; Calm Your Mind with Food
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Alyson Niemann
CEO,
Mindful Philanthropy -

Tyler Norris
Chair,
Investing in Flourishing -

Dr. Kathy Pike
CEO, One Mind | Founder & Director, Columbia University-WHO Center for Global Mental Health & Mental Health + Work Design Lab
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Joe Pyle
President, Scattergood Foundation |
Founding Board Member, Mindful Philanthropy -

Sheila Sarma
President, SRS Family Foundation |
Board Member, Mindful Philanthropy -

Annika Sten Pärson
Founding Partner & Executive Chair, The Inner Foundation | Co-Founder, 1825 Therapy Center for Young Adults Stockholm
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Amy Taylor
Chief of Development & Partnerships, Truth Initiative
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Julie Veldman Harris
Executive Director,
Valinhos Foundation -

Thuy Vu
Activate Emcee
7-Time Emmy Award Winner |
Edward R Murrow Award Recipient -

Jennifer Wallace
Founder, The Mattering Institute | Author, Never Enough and Mattering
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Dr. Sarah Wood
Division Chief of Adolescent Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine | Director, Mt Sinai Adolescent Health Center
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More to be announced!
About
Mindful Philanthropy was founded in 2020 with the mission to catalyze impactful funding in mental health, addiction, and well-being.
We are building a community of funders invested in solutions that integrate mental health and well-being so that all people have equitable access to the tools and resources they need to be well.