The 2025 recipient of the Global Impact Award is Dr Megan Jones Bell.

Dr Megan Jones Bell demonstrates how technology can widen the circle of mental health care, making support safe, equitable, and scalable. At Google, she leads health experts across products to embed mental health into everyday tools, advancing ethical AI research, policy, partnerships, and product design so that support is helpful, trustworthy, and within reach.

Her work spans startup, scale, and system change. She transformed Headspace into Headspace Health, founded Lantern to pioneer blended coaching models, and at Google established clear guardrails for digital mental health. She co-authored “4 Principles to Guide AI in Supporting Mental Health,” launched a practical field guide for responsible AI use with Grand Challenges Canada and McKinsey Health Institute, and spearheaded a multi-year research partnership with Google Health, DeepMind, and Wellcome to advance equitable tools for anxiety, depression, and psychosis.

What sets Dr Jones Bell apart is her approach of building with—not for—youth, caregivers, and people with lived experience, ensuring that solutions are inclusive, culturally responsive, and grounded in real life.

For her visionary leadership, innovation, and commitment to equitable digital mental health, Dr Megan Jones Bell is a deserving recipient of this award.

Congratulations to Dr Megan Jones Bell.