Our Team
Lisa Dare Ellis
CO-FOUNDER
Lisa brings 15 years of strategy and operations experience; she has worked at senior levels at the NYC Department of Education and the College Board and has consulted for numerous start-ups, supporting many from the ground up. Lisa is a graduate of the Broad Residency in Urban Education.
Lisa graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Business Economics at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and has her MBA from Harvard Business School.
CO-FOUNDER | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Dr. David Lin
Dr. David Lin is a licensed clinical psychologist with 25 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He initially focused his attention working with children, adolescents, and adults for acute psychiatric care. He received his doctorate degree in clinical psychology with specialization in neuropsychological evaluation and health psychology. His first role was founder and Chief of the Medical Psychiatry Service. He received many awards for his work in the area of integrated physical and behavioral health from the California Association of Public Hospitals, California Safety Net Institute, San Mateo Medical Center, and San Mateo County.
As a clinical administrator Dr. Lin served on the San Mateo Medical Center hospital board, medical executive committee, physician wellness, and ethics committee. He is a LEAN certified event leader and in 2015 was selected for the prestigious UCSF California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) Leadership Program Fellowship.
Dr. Lin is passionate about the how technology can enhance behavioral health services and reduce stigma. In 2017 he joined Ellipsis Health as their Chief Behavioral Health Officer, helping create the first behavioral health vital sign by using machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze natural speech.
Dr. Lin currently serves as the president-elect for the California Psychological Association (CPA), the largest state association of psychologist in the United States and is the past chair for the CPA Division I- Clinical and Professional Practice.
Through all of this, Dr. Lin has always maintained a private practice in Burlingame, CA remaining connected to the clients and clinical work that he is most passionate about.
Kevin Dare
CO-FOUNDER | ADVISOR
Kevin brings over 20 years of corporate strategy, corporate growth, and investment experience to this passion project.
Kevin is a principal at Rutherford Investments, a private equity group with $2.5 Billion of assets under management. Rutherford is one of the leading affordable and attainable housing providers in California. Rutherford serves over 15,000 residents in the properties that it owns. Prior to Rutherford, Kevin was a Managing Director at Sand Hill Property Company where he helped develop some of the largest and most iconic mixed-use development projects in Silicon Valley.
Before getting into real estate development and investing, Kevin was in technology. He was a Director at InterTrust Technologies where he was involved in the strategic turnaround of InterTrust from a product company to a patent company to a successful acquisition by Sony and Philips.
Kevin began his career as a strategy consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he serviced a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. Kevin holds a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).