In her role as President and CEO of The Kennedy Forum, Rebecca oversees the organization’s efforts to ensure mental health as essential health and reach the Alignment for Progress “90-90-90 by 2033” goals, uniting and galvanizing advocates, business leaders, and policymakers around the most pressing opportunities to transform mental health and substance use care in the U.S. For more than 30 years, she has advanced partnerships and collaborations for wide-reaching outcomes. She served as CEO of Cannex Scientific, responsible for commercializing a new anti-anxiety medication from Brigham/Harvard Medical School. As Vice Chancellor of Economic Partnerships at the University of Pittsburgh, she expanded a network of global partnerships to support $850M+ in research. Rebecca also served as CEO of NorTech, leading the creation of the Innovation Advocacy Council (IAC), which secured a $50 million line item in the federal budget and contributed to the creation of a $1 billion Build Back Better regional challenge. Rebecca has worked for several investment banks, most notably JPMorgan Chase in New York City, and has been engaged in global efforts and organizations including Clinton Global Initiative and the federally appointed National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Rebecca currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA with her family.