# Matt Kennedy

> Matt Kennedy is co-founder and CEO of Mantra Health, a New York-based digital mental health company that partners with over 150 college and university campuses to deliver telepsychiatry, teletherapy and campus-wide wellness programs to more than 1.3 million students. He moved from COO to CEO in 2023, and leads a team of roughly 130 employees and 100+ in-house clinicians.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Mantra Health
- **Organizations:** Mantra Health, Northzone (prior), Oracle (prior), Responsys (prior), Google (prior)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Economics, University of Colorado Boulder, BSc, Geography with Economics, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), MBA, Columbia Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mantra Health, now serving 1.3M+ students across 150+ campuses, Led operations and product through $22M Series A in January 2022, Launched the Mantra Collaboration Portal for university counseling centers

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Operating and growth roles at Google, Oracle, and Responsys
- **2015-2017** — MBA at Columbia Business School
- **post-MBA** — Venture investing and board observer work at Northzone
- **2018** — Co-founded Mantra Health as COO with Ed Gaussen
- **2022-01** — Mantra Health closed $22M Series A
- **2023-05** — Transitioned from COO to CEO of Mantra Health; Ed Gaussen moved to President
- **2024** — Named to Slice of Healthcare's '50 Under 50' list

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mantra Health, now serving 1.3M+ students across 150+ campuses
- Led operations and product through $22M Series A in January 2022
- Launched the Mantra Collaboration Portal for university counseling centers
- Launched Whole Campus Care, a full-stack campus mental health solution
- Named to Slice of Healthcare '50 Under 50'

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Mantra Health announced expansion of its mental health ecosystem for higher education institutions.
- **2024** — Named to Slice of Healthcare '50 Under 50' list of healthcare leaders.

## Links

- Website: https://mantrahealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-kennedy-28626443/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/getmantrahealth
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mantrahealth1/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09