Tom Insel
Co-Founder, Humanest Care; Author, Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health
Tom lnsel, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, is a national leader in mental health research, policy, and technology. Insel served as director of the National Institute of Mental Health from 2002-2015. Subsequently, he led the Mental Health Team at Verily; co-founded Mindstrong Health, a start-up building tools for people with serious mental illness; and co-founded Humanest Care, a therapeutic online community for recovery. Insel serves on multiple boards and is an advisor to mental health start-ups. He is the author of Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health and co-founded MindSite News, a digital publication focused on mental health issues. Insel is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received numerous national and international awards and honorary degrees.
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