Econa Team
Team members have come together to help you thrive and to build wellbeing, effectiveness and mental health resources for the global innovation ecosystem.
Team Members
Michael A. Freeman, M.D.
Founder
Fourth-gen entrepreneur, Psychiatrist, former Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCSF. Founding CMO of United Behavioral Health, a UHC subsidiary. Past president of the Institute for Behavioral Healthcare. Provides psychiatric care and executive coaching to entrepreneurs. 12 years of previous CEO experience.
Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D.
Wellbeing Solutions Specialist
Mobile App R&D Psychologist, National Center for PTSD. Stanford School of Med, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sci. Fellow: Stanford School of Med Center for Innovation Implementation. > 60 scientific papers; six Fed & private grants. Psychologist, entrepreneur mental health researcher, therapist for entrepreneurs.
Beth K. Jaworski, Ph.D.
Wellbeing Solutions Lead
Mental health UX specialist, was Mobile UX Research Lead for the VA National Center for PTSD. > 20 end-to-end mobile app development credits, >5MM downloads, > 25 scientific papers. Expert in innovation, data analytics, health program implementation and evaluation, interventions, & knowledge dissemination.
Leila Rosenberg, B.A.
Project Manager
BA in psychology, with honors, UC Berkeley. Research coordinator for the Neurobehavioral Affective Control Training Study, Cal Mania program. Contributed to research in developmental, social, and clinical psychology. Skills: study design, data analysis, assessment, coding, scientific writing and editing, and project management.
Sheri L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and a Chancellor’s Professor at UC Berkeley. Grants from NARSAD, NIMH, NSF, and NCI. > 275 scientific papers, >22k citations. Co-author/co-editor of six books. Fellow of AAAS, ABMR, ACBT, APS, CASB. Past president of Society for Research in Psychopathology.
Amelie Mazza, M.S.
Scientific Program Manager
Psychology Ph.D. Candidate, Palo Alto University. MS and BS in Psychology, University of Zurich. Entrepreneur Wellbeing Check RA & co-author. RA at UC Berkeley, University of Zurich, Stanford University & Ariel University. Co-author of three scientific papers: skilled statistician. Fluent in German, Italian, English, French, & Spanish.
Johan Wiklund, Ph.D.
Advisor
Al Berg Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. Editor-in-Chief for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and co-author, Exploring the heart: entrepreneurial emotion is a hot topic
Brad Feld, M.S.
Advisor
Partner, Foundry Group, and co-author, Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur
Gabriela Chiapellone, B.A.
Operations Lead
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