Speaker

Andy Johns

Andy Johns

Mental health advocate, former product and growth leader. Growth roles at Facebook, Twitter, Quora; VP of Growth and VP of Product at Wealthfront, rising to President. Founding partner at an early-stage venture capital firm before stepping away entirely.

Now: Mental health advocacy via writing (newsletter, Clues.Life), coaching high-performing burned-out individuals, and board membership at Heroic Hearts Project — a nonprofit funding psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for veterans with PTSD.

Personal story: Lost his mother at age 10 (severe bipolar disorder with psychotic episodes). Childhood disruption led to achievement-as-worth as a coping mechanism. Near-cardiac event at 35; subsequently spent 45 days in a psychiatric facility. Has been on a sustained mental health and personal transformation journey since.

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