Our mission is to help millions back to good mental health

Our story

The idea for Big Health was born when co-founder Peter Hames had trouble getting anything other than medication for his insomnia. He discovered Dr. Colin Espie’s book on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia, and realized what had worked for him could work for millions. Dr. Espie then became Peter’s co-founder, and together they created Big Health and its mission: to help millions back to good mental health.

Peter Hames & Colin Espie, together at Big Health's offices in San Francisco, CA.
Illustration depicting a progress graph from Sleepio on an iPad.

Today, we’re charting the future of digital medicine. We combine leading clinical insight with the best in design and technology to provide a scalable approach that’s accessible to all — including communities traditionally underserved by mental health care. And we’re doing it with the backing of industry-leading peer-reviewed research and randomized controlled trials.

Awards

Our digital therapeutics have been recognized by some of the nation’s leading authorities in digital health, software innovation, mental health, and employee benefits.

Future Digital Award Winner

Best Therapeutic Software Solution (Platinum)
Best Mental Health Therapeutic Solution (Gold)

MedTech Breakthrough Award Winner

Best Overall Mental Health Solution

UCSF Digital Health Award Finalist, 2020

Best Mental & Behavioral Health Company (Finalist)


Leadership

Arun Gupta

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
Professor Colin Espie

Colin Espie, Ph.D

Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Jenna Carl, Ph.D.

Jenna Carl, Ph.D

Chief Medical Officer

Vanessa Rollings

Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Alcorn

Vice President, Client Success

Henrik Berggren

Vice President, Product

Will Goddard

Managing Director, UK

Carl Gottlieb

Vice President, Engineering

LaRae Holliday

Vice President, People

Timothy Johnson

Vice President, Head of Sales
Mustafa Nafar

Mustafa Nafar

Vice President, Finance

Gabriel Paine

Vice President, Marketing

Marissa "Missy" Pittard

Head of Growth and Enterprise Marketing

Advisors

Dr. Anand Shah

Anand Shah, MD

Board Member; Operating Advisor Clayton, Dubilier & Rice; Former Deputy Commissioner (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Ellen Horne

Ellen Horne

Founder Story Mechanics
Sir Bruce Keogh

Sir Bruce Keogh

Chair, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS FT
Casey Leonetti

Casey Leonetti

Operating Partner at Bain Capital
Guy Eiferman

Guy Eiferman

Partner at Nextep Health
Judy Verhave

Judy Verhave

CEO, Next Chapter Solutions LLC

Investors

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