About Meru Health

About Meru Health

About Meru Health

We are on a mission to empower 10 million people suffering from mental health challenges by 2027.

Our mission is more than business.
It’s personal.

We founded Meru Health in 2016 after losing family members to mental health struggles and seeing so many others struggle. From these experiences, we learned that access to mental health care was severely lacking and the available care often didn’t work.


We realized that mental health isn’t just mental—it’s physical, too. The science of how food, sleep, and breathing can affect mood—and how mood can affect physical well-being—is well established. Yet, so much of the mental health care landscape ignored this then and still does to this day.


Traditional talk therapy and psychiatric care aren’t enough, or for many, even necessary. We felt that a more comprehensive, holistic approach could deliver better and faster results—and for far more people.


This is why we’re here.

— Kristian, Riku and Albert

Our values

Our values are the foundation of who we are and how we show up—for our customers, our team, and everyone we work with. They guide our actions, shape our culture, and anchor every decision we make.

Our values

Our values are the foundation of who we are and how we show up—for our customers, our team, and everyone we work with.
They guide our actions, shape our culture, and anchor every decision we make.

Passion

Because our mission is personal, we genuinely believe in our work, and we do it with enthusiasm and positivity. We believe that putting our heart into our work is when true creativity comes to life making almost anything possible.

Integrity

Integrity is the alignment of values, thoughts, words, and actions. Our commitment to integrity means we operate as individuals and as a company from the highest moral principles, acting on our values with consistency and honesty.

Transparency

We believe in openness, accountability and stellar communication. We believe in saying and expressing things as they are, as a foundation for building trust among our customers, employees and partners.

Courage

Doing our work with courage is about taking risks and confronting the uncertain, as well as believing in ourselves and our dreams. Courage is also about doing the right thing, even when it confronts established paradigms.

Compassion

We help people suffering with mental health challenges find relief, strength, and
hope—equipping them with the knowledge, tools and support to heal and thrive.

Our executive leadership team

Our multinational team brings deep experience in mental health, health care, and technology.

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Kristian Ranta

CEO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Riku Lindholm

Co-founder and COO

Priyanka Wali

Medical Director

Priyanka Wali

Medical Director

Priyanka Wali

Medical Director

Priyanka Wali

Medical Director

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Brett Shrewsbury

CCO

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Leanne Richter

Director of Clinical Care

Henri Koponen

CFO

Henri Koponen

CFO

Henri Koponen

CFO

Henri Koponen

CFO

Nina Du

Director of HR

Nina Du

Director of HR

Nina Du

Director of HR

Nina Du

Director of HR

Ville Kumpulainen

Director of Software Engineering

Ville Kumpulainen

Director of Software Engineering

Ville Kumpulainen

Director of Software Engineering

Ville Kumpulainen

Director of Software Engineering

Our clinical leadership team

Our members receive the highest level of care from a dedicated, vetted team of mental health care providers.

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Trish Jonker

Clinical Manager

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Carolyn Polakawski

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Karen Tumbleson

Team Lead

Our advisors

Our approach is informed and backed by some of the most innovative minds in mental health care.

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

Michael Golinkoff

PhD, MBA

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

David Kaplan

MD, Health Innovator

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dolores Kelleher DMH

Behavioral Health

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Markus Rantala

PhD Biology and Psychology, Adjunct Professor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Daniel Kraft

Stanford and Harvard trained MD, innovator and inventor

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Paul Lehrer

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry Rutgers, Advisor for Meru Health

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Dr. Elissa Epel

PhD Psychology, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Peter Bridges

Business and commercial strategy, behavioral health

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Inna Khazan

HRV-biofeedback and mindfulness expert, Harvard Medical School, PhD Psychology

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Solome Tibebu

Founder and CEO of Behavioral Health Tech

Melissa Reilly

Former Chief Strategy Officer at Evernorth

Melissa Reilly

Former Chief Strategy Officer at Evernorth

Melissa Reilly

Former Chief Strategy Officer at Evernorth

Melissa Reilly

Former Chief Strategy Officer at Evernorth

Dr. Ian Duncan

Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. Ian Duncan

Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. Ian Duncan

Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Dr. Ian Duncan

Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara

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