My Story
I’ve spent nearly two decades working across strategy, policy, and global health — with over a decade focused on global mental health. My career has taken me from the World Economic Forum, to Orygen, the World Health Organization, and a network of partners across the world.
Sensing a need in the space, both for organizations and governments who wanted to better understand global mental health and for independent talent who lacked a professional home, I began having conversations about opening my own company. In 2025-26, it was Brain Health Collective, which allowed me to take work and think about what was possible for the future. And then with trusted colleagues Alessandra, Giovanni, Jorge and Stéfanie, we began to build Global Mental Health Solutions. We launched GMHS in 2026 alongside World Mental Health Day.
WMHD that year was a seminal moment for me, both personally and professionally. The theme was on Lived Experience. I was privileged to work on WHO's campaign that year, in collaboration with the Global Mental Health Action Network, United for Global Mental Health, and the World Federation for Mental Health. Colleagues and I spoke to advocates around the world, hearing them share not only their stories, but their advice for decision-makers on how to achieve Mental Health for All. And GMHS turned from an idea into a reality. It was a bet on myself, and my colleagues. It still is.
Alongside my professional journey, I bring more than 25 years of my personal journey living through, recovering from, and making sense of several episodes of severe mental ill-health. Four institutions, two countries over the course of about 15 years -- and a subsequent 10 years managing my mental health, all while doing life, as all of us do. The labels have been plentiful -- the clinical label that best fits is "psychosis" -- but do not fully capture this journey. I have written and spoken to change not only hearts and minds but also policies and programs, and I've trained others to do the same. While I still speak and write, I also give space to others who need and deserve to speak and write too.
This combination of perspectives shapes what I do, and what we do at GMHS: helping organizations, governments, and companies build strategies and spaces that are both impactful and inclusive.