Trauma to Transformation: Tackling Global Mental Health with Elisha London

On Billion Dollar Moves we don't shy away from difficult conversations. A heads up, in today's conversation we will be talking about mental health, including suicide. Know that if you are struggling with your own mental health you are not alone, please reach out to a local mental health provider for support. For a list of free support lines available around the world, we recommend: https://bekind.findahelpline.com

We’re all about surfacing what we call the unexpected leader; unicorn founders and funders across the globe in the pursuit of the next big thing in tech and venture.

But one thing I’ve always known beneath these conversations that I don’t always get to bring to the fore are the inevitable dark moments along the way, and the immense cost to our mental health.

The anxiety and toll on our personal relationships, the toll on ourselves in taking these risks,

So, in conjunction with World Mental Health Day, I’m thrilled to be bringing you a slightly different but very special episode that I think will be important to you as you build, lead, and invest better.

Elisha and I cover so much in this conversation from:

- What it means to really struggle with mental health and why we need to all pay attention

- The need to address systemic issues, 'structural determinants' in mental health

- Where capital can drive impact on mental health, the challenges and opportunities

LINKS

Cotton On Foundation campaign in support of Born This Way Foundation: https://cottonon.com/US/co/charity-gi...

Elisha London https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisha-lo...

Prospira Global https://prospira.global/

Kate Spade New York Social Impact: https://www.katespade.com/social-impact

PROFILE

Elisha London is an entrepreneur and global mental health advocate.

She is an advisor to leading global companies, donors, investors, brands and influential individuals on mental health and regularly speaks and writes on the topic.

Across her career Elisha has established a number of national and global initiatives, and worked for organisations including the UK Department for International Development, PWC, the Overseas Development Institute and The World Bank. She was the founding UK Director of the Global Poverty Project (now “Global Citizen”), and following her own personal experience of mental ill health she was appointed as Campaign Director for the Head Together Campaign, spearheaded by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

In 2017 Elisha drew upon her experience to understand the huge gap that exists in addressing mental health around the world and founded United for Global Mental Health.

She holds an MBA from TRIUM (NYU New York, LSE London, HEC Paris), and an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics.

Elisha Co-Chaired the Global Futures Council on Neuro technologies in 2019 has been a regular member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Mental Health. In 2020 she was honoured for her leadership in global mental health when she was appointed as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

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