To have Peace on the outside,
one must have Peace
on the inside;
and Peace on the inside
first requires
Mental Wellness

OUR
TEAM

We began by thoughtfully curating a diverse and highly qualified team capable of generating innovative and comprehensive solutions to address Mental Wellness for the World’s Growing Refugees, Migrants, and Disenfranchised Peoples.

Our Global Mental Wellness Project brings together stakeholders and passionate experts recruited from across the complementary domains of mental health, psychotherapy, epidemiology, academic research, narrative therapy, family systems theory, mass and social media, global media and public relations, public-private partnerships, international project management, financing, activist communities, and empowerment-centric scaling technology.

David C. Traub

Project Co-Founder, Co-Leader, Spokesperson, Press & Media Contact

David C. Traub is Co-Founder of Epiphany Film Fund, and another dynamic co-founding partner in our Global Mental Health & Wellness Program. David enjoys nearly four decades of experience as a social impact media producer (Steve Jobs movie, multiple social benefit concerts and events; including multiple within the UN during the last several General Assembly’s; entrepreneur and venture catalyst; etc.). Most importantly, David is a 36-year mental health media and technology activist; educator (Harvard Graduate School of Education, with parallel work at MIT’s Media Lab) ‘propagandist’ (UC Berkeley); entrepreneur (he developed the “17 Questions Mythological Evaluation” platform for identifying one’s personal mythology and life purpose); and philanthropist (he has co-produced multiple mental health/social impact-centric fundraiser concerts and award-winning mental health-related video games). David was the originator of the concept of a music/celebrity-powered mental health roundtable, and with founding partner Barry Perkins, David is a Producer for the UN75 Global Governance Forum Mental Wellness for the World’s Growing Refugees, Migrants, and Disenfranchised Peoples roundtable.

Barry N. Perkins

Project Co-Founder, Co-Leader, Spokesperson, Press & Media Contact

Barry N. Perkins is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Tesseract Group, a former many-decade Oracle executive, investor, entrepreneur, idealist, and co-founding partner in our Global Mental Health & Wellness program. Barry leverages his gift for multi-dimensional thought and passion to help others, balancing theory and research with practical knowledge and extensive project execution experience, to turn vision into reality. He thrives on solving complex challenges, constructing, leading, and working with partnerships and teams, to make the impossible possible, through creative & innovative thought, learning, understanding, education, diligent & thoughtful hard work, and tenacity. Barry has extensive international business, technology (including Artificial Intelligence), and project management experience in healthcare, addiction, and mental health, incorporating partnerships, social enterprise, and corporate sponsorship. Along with founding partner David C. Traub, Barry is a Producer for the UN75 Global Governance Forum Mental Wellness for the World’s Growing Refugees, Migrants, and Disenfranchised Peoples roundtable.

OUR ADVISORS

Leslie Traub

Leslie Traub

Applying current knowledge in neuroscience to decision-making, talent management, organizational change, gendered leadership and anti-rasicm work....

Dr. Shekhar Saxena

Dr. Shekhar Saxena

Dr. Shekhar Saxena, MD, FRCPsych, DAB, MRC, Psych, since 1998 has worked at the World Health Organization (WHO)[1] and since 2010 has been the...

Thomas Root

Thomas Root

I have dedicated my life to discovering and disseminating a multi-disciplined approach gleaned from 30 years of training thousands of athletes,...

Bob Okun

Bob Okun

Bob Okun is currently President of "The O Team", a Washington DC based government relations, media business strategy firm, he formed in early 2011....

Nick Kho

Nick Kho

Entrepreneur | Business Development Expert for Growing Companies | Public Speaker | Executive Coach for CEOs Nick Kho is a 20+ year business...

Dr. Azza Karam

Dr. Azza Karam

Dr. Azza Karam is the Secretary General of Religions for Peace, and a Professor of Religion and Development at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam...

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D.

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D.

Dr. Nick Kardaras is an Ivy-League educated psychologist, an internationally renowned speaker, and one of the country’s foremost experts on mental...

Andrea Jacobs

Andrea Jacobs

Introducing Andrea Jacobs. Andrea and Barry have partnered for years on business and social impact projects. Andrea is an intuitive strategist, able...

David Hofstatter

David Hofstatter

David Hofstatter is a serial entrepreneur with 30+ years of hands-on experience in disruptive innovations that have transformed markets. He has...

Dr. PL de Silva

Dr. PL de Silva

Dr. PL de Silva has over 20 years experience of back-room diplomacy, mediation, and negotiation. He has taught Politics/International Relations in...

Martin Guigui

Martin Guigui

Introducing Martin Guigui. Martin has been David Traub’s music, media, and social impact benefit concert (Los Angeles, New York, Miami) for the last...

Fr. Jairo Guidini

Fr. Jairo Guidini

Fr. Jairo Guidini c.s. is currently the Executive Director of the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN), in New York, and Executive...

Dr. Essam Daod

Dr. Essam Daod

Psychiatrist, Mental Health Rights Advocate and Lecturer Mental Health Director & Co-Founder Essam Daod is the mental health director of...

Dr. Manuel Carballo

Dr. Manuel Carballo

Epidemiologist With experience in maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS and disaster response with WHO and other agencies, Dr Manuel Carballo is...

Dr. Branka Agic

Dr. Branka Agic

UN75 Global Governance Forum Presenter   Dr. Branka Agic is the Director of Knowledge Exchange and an Independent Scientist at the Centre for...

Dr. William D’Alelio

Dr. William D’Alelio

Dr. William d'Alelio specializes in psychotherapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Program Development for Psychological Treatment. He has over...

Salim Ismail

Salim Ismail

Salim Ismail is the best-selling author of Exponential Organizations – required reading at the world’s top organizations. Why you need to meet...