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About Meru Health

We are on a mission to empower 10 million people suffering from mental health challenges by 2027.

Our mission is more than business.
It’s personal.

We founded Meru Health in 2016 after losing family members to mental health struggles and seeing so many others struggle. From these experiences, we learned that access to mental health care was severely lacking and the available care often didn’t work.


We realized that mental health isn’t just mental—it’s physical, too. The science of how food, sleep, and breathing can affect mood—and how mood can affect physical well-being—is well established. Yet, so much of the mental health care landscape ignored this then and still does to this day.


Traditional talk therapy and psychiatric care aren’t enough, or for many, even necessary. We felt that a more comprehensive, holistic approach could deliver better and faster results—and for far more people.


This is why we’re here.

— Kristian, Riku and Albert

Not your typical therapy, not your typical outcomes

At Meru Health, we’re breaking out of the mold of traditional therapy to provide innovative, evidence-based treatment for depression, anxiety, and stress that’s 67% more effective than traditional therapy.

1:1 video therapy sessions

1:1 video therapy

sessions

1:1 video therapy sessions

Unlimited therapist chat support

Unlimited therapist chat support

Unlimited therapist chat support

Biofeedback device to manage stress

Biofeedback device to manage stress

Biofeedback device to manage stress

Daily practices for skill building

Daily practices for skill building

Daily practices for skill building

Anonymous peer support group

Anonymous peer support group

Anonymous peer support group

Bi-weekly progress tracking

Bi-weekly progress tracking

Bi-weekly progress tracking

Our executive leadership team

Our multinational team brings deep experience in mental health, health care, and technology.

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Albert Nazander

Co-founder and CPO

Albert Nazander

Co-founder and CPO

Albert Nazander

Co-founder and CPO

Albert Nazander

Co-founder and CPO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Ella Sivonen

Chief of Staff

Ella Sivonen

Chief of Staff

Ella Sivonen

Chief of Staff

Ella Sivonen

Chief of Staff

Jussi Paananen

CTO

Jussi Paananen

CTO

Jussi Paananen

CTO

Jussi Paananen

CTO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Amelia Younger

Director of Member Growth Marketing

Amelia Younger

Director of Member Growth Marketing

Amelia Younger

Director of Member Growth Marketing

Amelia Younger

Director of Member Growth Marketing

Henri Heliö

VP of New Market Development

Henri Heliö

VP of New Market Development

Henri Heliö

VP of New Market Development

Henri Heliö

VP of New Market Development

Niki Kidd

Senior Director of Operations

Niki Kidd

Senior Director of Operations

Niki Kidd

Senior Director of Operations

Niki Kidd

Senior Director of Operations

Marianne Heikkala

Director of Finance

Marianne Heikkala

Director of Finance

Marianne Heikkala

Director of Finance

Marianne Heikkala

Director of Finance

Our clinical leadership team

Our members receive the highest level of care from a dedicated, vetted team of mental health care providers.

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Bela Shah

Associate Director of Coaching

Bela Shah

Associate Director of Coaching

Bela Shah

Associate Director of Coaching

Bela Shah

Associate Director of Coaching

Our advisors

Our approach is informed and backed by some of the most innovative minds in mental health care.

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Melissa Reilly

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Melissa Reilly

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Melissa Reilly

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Melissa Reilly

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

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