# Brad Kittredge

> Brad Kittredge is the co-founder and CEO of Brightside Health, a San Francisco-based telemental health platform serving 135 million covered lives across commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Driven by his father's decade-long struggle to find effective depression treatment, Kittredge built Brightside from a two-day old Stripe notification into the first telepsychiatry company to achieve 100% national Medicare Part B coverage. Before Brightside, he led product teams at 23andMe and Lantern, and built ComplexDx - later acquired by 23andMe. He holds an MBA, MPH, MA in International Affairs, and a BA in Psychology, all from UC Berkeley and UC San Diego.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Brightside Health
- **Organizations:** Brightside Health, 23andMe, Lantern, Jawbone, ComplexDx, McKesson Corporation, Deloitte Consulting
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, University of California, Berkeley (Haas School of Business), Master of Public Health (MPH), Health Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, Master of Arts, International Affairs, University of California, San Diego, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Brightside Health, now serving 135 million covered lives across commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, Raised $150M total funding including $33M Series C in March 2024, First telepsychiatry company to achieve 100% national Medicare Part B coverage

## Career timeline

- **2005-2007** — Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, advising clients on strategic and operational issues
- **2008** — Founded ComplexDx, a platform for managing complex genetic tests
- **2010-2011** — Manager of Corporate Strategy at McKesson Corporation
- **2011-2013** — Director of Product Management, Health at Jawbone
- **2013** — ComplexDx acquired by 23andMe
- **2013-2016** — VP of Product at 23andMe, overseeing all user experience, product vision, and design
- **2017** — VP of Product at Lantern (mental health digital health startup)
- **2017** — Co-founded Brightside Health with Jeremy Barth and Dr. Mimi Winsberg; Jeremy began coding in September
- **2018** — Brightside Health alpha launched in January; first revenue within two days via Stripe
- **2024** — Raised $33M Series C led by S32; expanded into Medicaid and Medicare; acquired Lionrock Recovery for substance use disorder treatment
- **2024** — Brightside became first telepsychiatry company to achieve 100% national Medicare Part B coverage
- **2024** — Launched teen mental health services

## Achievements

- Co-founded Brightside Health, now serving 135 million covered lives across commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Raised $150M total funding including $33M Series C in March 2024
- First telepsychiatry company to achieve 100% national Medicare Part B coverage
- Built a novel 'shadow pilot' strategy - collected outcomes data from 500 Cigna cash-pay members and presented a 30-page report to secure insurance partnerships
- Acquired Lionrock Recovery in 2024 to expand into virtual intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment
- ComplexDx, his genetic test management startup, was acquired by 23andMe in 2013
- Built product teams at both 23andMe and Lantern before founding Brightside
- Launched Brightside's alpha product within five months of technical co-founder Jeremy Barth starting to code

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Brightside Health reportedly cut jobs, including senior employees, amid a period of restructuring.
- **2024-09** — Brightside Health launched mental health services specifically for teenagers.
- **2024-06** — Brightside Health acquired Lionrock Recovery, expanding into virtual intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment.
- **2024-03** — Brightside Health raised $33M Series C led by S32, with participation from Kennedy Lewis, Time BioVentures, Anne Wojcicki (Redwood Pacific), ACME, Mousse Partners, and Triventures. Total raised reached ~$150M.
- **2024-03** — Brightside Health announced 100% national Medicare Part B coverage - first telepsychiatry company to achieve this milestone.
- **2024-01** — Brightside Health expanded payer partnerships with CareOregon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, and Centene for Medicaid populations.

## Links

- Website: https://brightside.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-kittredge-6970534
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/withbrightside
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/brightsidehealth

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Last updated: 2026-05-27