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Our People
We love to swim, bike, read, and hike. We enjoy jazz and classical music. And rock and hip hop.
We are a team of humans with our own interests, talents, and imperfections. By training, we are neuroscientists, engineers, artists, coaches, and organizational psychologists. Some are writers or cultural anthropologists. And yes, one of us is even a comedian.
You could say we are life long learners who highly value mental and emotional health and want it to be more accessible to people. We have a tailored and useful approach to mental and emotional wellness.
Cofounders
Kirti Vaswani
Chief Executive Officer
Kirti has had senior roles in IT management and consulting. He ran an experimental lab in Mumbai that taught emotional intelligence to college students. He speaks 6 languages. He traveled a lot before the pandemic, lived in India, worked in Uruguay and Mexico and studied in the UK in his junior year of college. He has a BA in History (Honors) from Connecticut College and a Masters in Theological Studies (Hinduism & Sanskrit) from Harvard University. He enjoys reading, nature, swimming in the ocean and being a human guinea pig.
Jennifer C. Johnson
Chief Creative Officer
Jennifer has had leadership roles in the medical sciences, higher ed, and as a creative director. She has deep experience in creating and developing impact initiatives in healthcare, education, and community outreach. She loves traveling the world and last ventured to India. She was Valedictorian and a Park Scholar (full scholarship). She has a BA in English, minor in Spanish, and Premedical Studies from NC State University; a MA in English (NC State), a MS in Neuroscience (MSU), and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Harvard Business School. She is also certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress-Reduction and is a professional coach. She loves to paint, swim, mediate, cook, read, and be in nature.
Advisory Board
Stephen Kosslyn
Former Dean, Harvard University
Professor of Psychology
& Neuroscience
Margaret-Ellen Christensen
Former HR Director, J2 Global
Director of Experience, Diversity & Culture, The Arena Group
Ganesh Balasubramaniam
Director of IT, Optum
Healthcare Enterprise Architect & Leader
AI/ML Engineering
Kenneth Pugh
Professor of Psychology, UCONN
Associate Professor of Linguistics, Yale University & Director of Haskins Laboratories
Andreas Fredrich
Managing Business Analyst
Seasoned IT and E-commerce director and strategist
Our Team at Emotionally Speaking
