Carlos Larrauri

Carlos A. Larrauri, MSN, served on the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Board of Directors. Diagnosed with schizophrenia at 23, he benefited from quality mental health care and early intervention. Carlos is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and has lectured at the University of Miami and Miami Dade College. Currently, he is pursuing a law degree at the University of Michigan Law School and a master’s in public administration at the Harvard Kennedy School as a Zuckerman Fellow. Carlos aims to integrate advocacy, health policy, and research to reduce health inequities for people with mental illness. He lives with his wife, Dr. Kumar, and their Great Dane, Bruno.

The One Mind Lived Experience Council is a group of inspiring individuals who have triumphed over severe mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder. Their mission is to provide invaluable lived experience-based insights and professional expertise to help One Mind Accelerator startups succeed.