Ryan Napier
Strategic Partnerships at Chorus Innovations
Ryan Napier, MA.Ed, has nearly two decades of experience dedicated to assisting public and non-profit organizations define and achieve their strategic goals. His career is marked by a deep commitment to fostering meaningful change and enhancing organizational effectiveness across various sectors. In his current role at Chorus, Ryan leads the company’s business development and strategic partnership efforts, collaborating with state, county, and community-based organization (CBO) teams nationwide. His work involves gaining a nuanced understanding of the diverse needs of these entities and providing tailored support to help them succeed.
Armen Arevian
CEO and Founder of Chorus Innovations
Dr. Armen Arevian is founder and CEO of Chorus Innovations. Prior to Chorus, he was Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA; Director of the Innovation Lab at the Semel Institute at UCLA; and Director of Consultation-Liaison and Telepsychiatry at the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital. He received his medical degree and PhD in neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh and completed residency training in Psychiatry at UCLA. As an Assistant Professor at UCLA, his work focused on “participatory informatics,” an approach that involves patients, providers, and other leaders in directly creating high-quality digital health tools to improve engagement, relevance, and address disparities in health technologies.
In 2018, Dr. Arevian created Chorus, a digital health technology platform, to support a participatory approach to software development. This platform aims to lower barriers to creating technologies and place people at the center of digital health innovation. Dr. Arevian’s work highlighted that the cost, complexity, and expertise required to develop digital solutions were major barriers. These barriers limited who could be involved in tech creation, what solutions were made and for whom, and the overall ability of health systems to innovate and adapt to meet changing needs.
Gregor Henderson
eMHIC MC
Gregor Henderson, an Independent Consultant and Mental Health Adviser, works across the UK, Europe and internationally. Collaborating with various national, international organisations and Governments. With expertise in policy, strategy implementation and operational delivery, he also serves as a thought leader in digital mental health. Formerly the Director of Mental Health for Public Health England, Gregor led the organisation’s extensive programmes of work on public mental health. Gregor was also the founding director of Scotland’s internationally renowned National Program for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing. Gregor is actively involved in various initiatives, serving on a variety of boards and forums, such as the eMental Health International Collaborative, UK Research and Innovation and as an active member of the Global Leadership Exchange. Gregor is also the chair of the Research Advisory Group for Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity. Gregor advocates for an integrated approach, combining policy, research, practice, and lived experiences to transform societal impact on mental health. Gregor is also a coach and mentor in mental health and shares his insights through writing and lecturing.
