Koko is made up of an exceptional group of dedicated individuals all fueled by the same passion - ending the youth mental health crisis. Our team, advisors, and board bring a variety of experiences together to impact more kids.
Together, we’re creating the most accessible online mental health intervention.
Our team is composed of seasoned professionals, including product designers, engineers, and researchers. We have dedicated ourselves to the development and evaluation of online interventions tailored specifically for mental health. Many of our team members found Koko by first being users - who better to help create the future of our product?
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Growth
Community
Moderation
Operations & Design
Marketing
Project Management
Research
At Koko, we are honored to have a distinguished panel of advisors who offer invaluable support. Drawing expertise from diverse domains, including academia, technology, and healthcare, Koko advisors play a crucial role in guiding our mission and ensuring excellence in our endeavors.
President & CEO, Hopelab
As president and CEO of HopeLab, Margaret leads a multidisciplinary team combining behavioral science, user-centered design, and partnerships with innovative companies to create technologies and products that help people thrive. Before joining HopeLab, Margaret spent 17 years at the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) in a number of roles, including director of public financing and policy and director of the Innovations for the Underserved program. She holds an BA from Princeton University and an MA from Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.
(Former) Head of Product, OpenAI
Fraser Kelton, is a General Partner at Spark Capital and was previously the Head of Product at OpenAI. With a background as a co-founder of an AI startup that was acquired by Airbnb, Fraser brings extensive expertise in AI products to the board.
Founder, LiveBetter
Mike is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who currently focuses on addressing the global mental health crisis through his LiveBetter Foundation, which supports non-profits working on mental health at scale. His entrepreneurial journey, which began at age 15, includes founding LiveBetter (acquired by Ginger.io/Headspace Corporate) and co-founding AppNexus, an online advertising exchange that was acquired by AT&T for $1.6B, while also serving on the boards of several mental health organizations including Action for Happiness and Mindful Philanthropy.”
Founder, Gina's Collective
Gina Sanders is Founder and CEO of GINA’S COLLECTIVE, an Advisory providing coaching, connections, and creativity to tech-enabled nonprofit startups. She also serves as a Venture Partner at independent venture capital firm Advance Venture Partners, and as an Advisor to Y Combinator’s nonprofit startups. Previously, Ms. Sanders was President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairchild Fashion Media, a diversified trade and consumer media company. A 29-year veteran of Condé Nast, Ms. Sanders previously served as Vice President and Publisher of Lucky, as the founding Vice President and Publisher of Teen Vogue, and as Vice President and Publisher of Gourmet and Details.
Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, & Psychology, Northwestern
Jessica L. Schleider, Ph.D. is the Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health and Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology at Northwestern University. A clinical psychologist by training, her professional mission is to build, test, and disseminate scalable, evidence-based mental health solutions that bridge gaps in mental health systems, with a focus on single-session interventions (SSIs) for underserved youth. She has published >150 scientific papers and chapters in this domain, as well as three books; secured >$9 million in research funding to advance the science and scaling of SSIs; and partners with cross-sector organizations to deploy science-driven SSIs to thousands of youth across the globe.
Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard
Matt is a professor of psychology (and epidemiology) at Harvard and a Research Scientist at several Harvard teaching hospitals. His research is focused on advancing the understanding, prediction, and prevention of suicide.
Associate Professor, UC Irvine
Stephen Schueller, PhD is a Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. As a clinical psychologist and mental health services researcher, Dr. Schueller’s work focuses on how technology can improve mental health services by expanding access and improving accessibility. This includes the development, evaluation, and implementation of technologies to support mental health service delivery.
Former director of NIMH, Cofounder Humanest
Tom Insel is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has been a national leader in research, policy, and technology. He served as Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (2002-2015). In the years since, he has co-founded 5 start-ups in the digital mental health space.
Professor of Public Policy, John D. Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt is Vice Dean and John Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business and Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. She is the former Head of Global Diversity and Belonging at Airbnb, and for over 25 years, she has taught MBAs and executives leadership, team dynamics, and negotiations and conducted research on connection and the factors that unleash, leverage, and amplify the contributions made by individuals in teams.
Grover M. Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology, Co-founder of Empatica, Inc, and Affectiva, Inc.
Rosalind Picard is the Grover M. Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology at MIT. She is founder and director of the Affective Computing Research group in the Media Lab, where her team’s work has made contributions to artificial intelligence, wearable computing, human-computer interaction, and human health and wellbeing. She is also co-founder of two businesses, Empatica and Affectiva.
Chief Marketing Officer, Causaly
Andy is a transformational technology leader, entrepreneur, marketer and product strategist. Experience leading global businesses from startups to mid-market to Fortune 500. 10 successful exits as an executive, operator and advisor, including 3 IPOs.
He has held senior management roles at some of the top software companies in the world including Oracle, EMC, HP and Informatica.
Expert in developing and executing go-to-market and product strategies to grow market segments and industry vertical sectors. Hands-on experience and success creating and leading new market categories.
Co-Founder and CEO, Trust & Safety Laboratory Inc.
Tom is a recognized leader in Trust & Safety. As a founding member of Google’s Trust & Safety team, he played a key role in shaping industry standards. Leveraging his expertise, he went on to establish Trust Lab, a company that helps organizations scale expert content moderation with the efficiency of advanced AI. His mission is to create a safer internet for everyone.
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