Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

David Ebersman

Advisory Council Chair, Co-founder and CEO, Lyra Health

Biography

David Ebersman is a co-founder & CEO of Lyra Health, a technology company that provides mental health care services to employers. Previously, David served as the chief financial officer of Facebook from 2009 through 2014. Prior to joining Facebook, he worked in various positions at Genentech, a biotechnology company, from 1994 to 2009 including as its executive vice president and chief financial officer, senior vice president, product operations, and vice president, product development. David is a member of the board of directors of SurveyMonkey and Castlight.  He holds an A.B. in International Relations and Economics from Brown University and was selected as a Henry Crown Fellow in 2000.