Dr. Nina Vasan

Nina Vasan, MD, MBA, is an adult psychiatrist, entrepreneur, and leader in digital mental health innovation. She is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, founder and executive director of Brainstorm: The Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation, and founder and chief medical officer of Silicon Valley Executive Psychiatry. Her clinical work centers on executive mental health and performance care, attention and cognitive optimization, and digital well-being. Dr. Vasan’s research focuses on digital mental health, psychological safety in artificial intelligence, and the impact of social media and consumer technology on well-being. She works at the intersection of clinical neuroscience, technology, and entrepreneurship to help shape safer, more human-centered mental health tools and digital experiences. Her achievements include serving as founding chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Innovation, advising the United Nations, the World Health Organization Director-General’s Office, and U.S. presidential campaigns on health policy, and contributing as a scientific advisor to organizations including Common Sense Media, The Kevin Love Fund, and The Tupac Shakur Foundation. She has been recognized by Business Insider’s 30 Under 40 in Healthcare and as a MedTech Boston 40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovator. Dr. Vasan earned her MD from Harvard Medical School, completed her adult psychiatry residency at Stanford University School of Medicine where she served as Chief Resident, and received her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.