Global Leadership Council

The Global Leadership Council is a distinguished assembly of highly accomplished subject matter experts who offer niche areas of expertise in mental health, serving as the epitome of thought leadership and best practices in the field.

These members chair special interest groups and provide practical wisdom and insights on critical topics such as implementation, change management, innovation, and improving access.

They also focus on enhancing scalability and sustainability, ensuring robust clinical governance, shaping strategy and policy, and integrating lived experience inclusion in co-design processes, all aimed at advancing mental health initiatives globally.

Siobhan McArdle

Siobhán McArdle

Assistant Secretary, Head of Social Care, Mental Health, Drugs Policy and Unscheduled Care, Department of Health Ireland

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Ciara Rogers

National Director of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, NHS Wales Executive, Wales

Andy Greenshaw GLC

Prof. Andrew Greenshaw

Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Alberta, Canada

Establishment Chair, eMHIC Special Interest Group on AI

Anna Elders GLC

Anna Elders

Clinical Lead, Just a Thought; Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Nurse Practitioner, New Zealand

Co-Chair, eMHIC Special Interest Group on Workplace and Workforce

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Dr Brian Hepburn

Executive Director, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), USA

Dr Bruce Arroll GLC

Dr Bruce Arroll

Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland, New Zealand

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Mindfulness

Prof. Chee Ng GLC

Professor Chee Ng

Professor & Healthscope Chair of Psychiatry at The Melbourne Clinic, Australia

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Evidence Creation

Chris Wright GLC

Chris Wright

National Advisor for Digital Mental Health, The Scottish Government, Scotland

eMHIC Special Interest Group, Strategy, Policy, and Implementation

Colin Seery GLC

Colin Seery

CEO, Lifelife Australia

eMHIC Special Interest Group on International Phone and Text Helplines

Dr Daniel Fung GLC

Dr Daniel Fung

CEO, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Policy, Strategy & Standards

Derek Chambers GLC

Derek Chambers

Mental Health Policy Implementation Lead, Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland

Fennie Wiepkema GLC

Fennie Wiepkema

Founder and General Manager, Thubble, Netherlands

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Fran Silvestri

Former President and CEO, International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL), USA

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Policy, Strategy, and Standards

Jay Buckey GLC

Prof. Jay Buckey

Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, USA

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Corrections and Confined Spaces

Dr Jill Murphy GLC

Dr Jill Murphy

Executive Director, APEC Digital Hub for Mental Health and Assistant Professor and Research Chair in Mental Health and Addictions at St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Implementation

Ashley de Silva GLC

Dr Judith Kuriansky

Professor of Psychology and Education, Columbia University Teachers College; Advisor, Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, USA

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Global Mental Health and Disaster Response

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Kana Enomoto

Director of Brain Health, McKinsey Health Institute, Washington D.C., USA

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Strategy and Policy

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The Honourable Senator Katherine Hay

Senate of Canada; President & co-CEO, retired designate, Kids Help Phone

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Adolescents and Youth

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Krista Vanderheide

Assistant Secretary, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, Australia

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Liz Ashall-Payne

Founder and CEO, ORCHA, England

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Policy, Strategy, and Standards

GLC Members Updated November 2024

Lucita Lazo

President of the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Philippines

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Strategy and Policy

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Marie Paldam Folker

Director, Centre for Digital Psychiatry, Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern Denmark

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Implementation

Mary OHagan GLC

Mary O’Hagan

Director Lived Experience, Wellways Australia

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Lived Experience

Nick Titov GLC

Prof. Nick Titov

Executive Director, Mindspot, Australia

Co-Chair, eMHIC Special Interest Group on Ethics and Law

Nicholas Watters GLC

Nicholas Watters

Executive Director, Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Canada

Establishment Chair of eMHIC Special Interest Group on Workplace and Workforce

Niki Legge GLC

Niki Legge

Director of Mental Health and Addictions, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Mental Healthcare Workforce

Dr Nina Ferencic GLC 4

Dr Nina Ferencic

Formerly Senior Adviser on Young People's Health, Development and Participation at UNICEF, Switzerland

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Policy, Strategy, and Standards

Piers Gooding GLC

Piers Gooding

Associate Professor, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Co-Chair, eMHIC Special Interest Group on Ethics and Law

Richman Wee GLC

Richman Wee

Senior Researcher, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Co-Chair, eMHIC Special Interest Group on Ethics and Law

Steve Appleton GLC

Stephen (Steve) J. Appleton

President and Chief Executive of Global Leadership Exchange, USA

eMHIC Special Interest Group on Strategy and Policy

Victoria Hornby GLC 1

Victoria Hornby

CEO, Mental Health Innovations, United Kingdom

eMHIC Special Interest Group on International Phone and Text Lines

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Dr Zeinab Hijazi

Global Lead for Mental Health, UNICEF, USA