Professional Business Advisor with 30 years experience - Assisting Corporate, Entrepreneurial, Public Sector and Community-based leaders and their teams to develop successful enterprises.

Kara has been designing innovative digital products and services for over a decade. As someone who has worn many hats across a broad range of disciplines, her expertise spans user experience, behavior design, and product management. Kara is a hybrid thinker with a big picture perspective and a keen attention to detail. A natural leader and a team player, she thrives in creative collaboration in the pursuit of creating meaningful products.

CEO & Co-Founder of Empower Interactive, provider of an online behavioral health platform. Empower's first module teaches evidence-based techniques to individuals for managing stress, anxiety and depression. Previous experience includes software strategy and product management (at Zazzle, Microsoft, and Trilogy), and technology investing (Greylock, Vector, Amadeus). Education: MBA from Stanford, BS & M.Eng in Computer Science from MIT.

Jesse H. Wright, PhD, MD, is the principal author of seven books on cognitive-behavior therapy and the first multimedia computer program for treatment of depression. Dr. Wright was the Founding President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy. He is a Fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. His research interests include computer-aided psychotherapy and the interaction between pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.