Brandon Staglin, MS

As One Mind’s Co-founder and Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer, Brandon Staglin channels his deep experience in leadership, advocacy, and personal schizophrenia recovery to drive mental health innovation and community engagement to heal lives. With years of successful advocacy for science-driven advances in early intervention for youth facing severe mental illness, he has emerged as a champion for the elevation of lived experience-based guidance to shape the future of mental health systems. His current work includes a focus on assisting employers to successfully hire, retain, and benefit from the unique skills of workers with lived mental illness experience.

In addition, Brandon serves as a Board Director for Research!America. He has served on guiding councils of global, national and regional influence including for the World Economic Forum, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and more. Brandon’s work has been featured in such journals as Forbes and Scientific American, and he has earned numerous advocacy awards. He has earned a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership from UCSF, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Engineering Sciences and Anthropology from Dartmouth College.

To recharge, Brandon enjoys meditating, journaling and walking in nature with his wife and dog.