Alexa Arnold
Managing Director, Anxious Generation
Alexa Arnold is the Managing Director of the Anxious Generation movement and Chief of Staff to Jonathan Haidt. She’s spent her career launching new initiatives, teams, and movements that bring about social impact on a broad scale, on issues from food and agriculture to public and mental health. She’s a 3x Chief of Staff, an executive coach for founders and CEOs, and a senior strategist for clients across corporate, nonprofit, CPG, and government sectors.
Alexa previously spent 9 years at FoodCorps, where she was integral to its growth from a small, start-up effort to a multi-million dollar nonprofit, helping secure the biggest revenue-earning and PR-producing partnerships, and serving as spokesperson internally and in the media. She was recognized for her work helping 11 of the nation’s largest school districts increase their local food spend through NYC’s 40 Under 40 award. Prior to FoodCorps, she worked on state agriculture policy in Kentucky as an organizer, where she also helped launch and scale 15+ farmers markets across the state. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.
Why Mental Health?
Over 20% of the population lives with a mental health or substance use disorder.
From academic achievement to economic mobility and overall equality, mental health and addiction play a central role in every major social issue.
Mindful Philanthropy envisions a world in which all funders are 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.
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.
