Megan Jones Bell

Dr. Megan Jones Bell, director of Consumer and Mental Health at Google, is a psychologist and health leader working at the intersection of health and technology. She has dedicated her career to improving mental and physical health for all with a focus on scaling access to evidence-based information and interventions using technology. Dr. Jones Bell has been a longtime advocate for mental health and has brought her human-centered approach into her work in academia, nonprofits, and the private sector. She brings this dedication to her work at Google where her team of health and strategy professionals provide guidance for the development of Google’s consumer health products including Fitbit, Pixel, YouTube, and other surfaces. Dr. Jones Bell also founded and leads the company-wide Mental Health Center of Excellence which guides Google’s efforts to promote and protect the mental health of billions of people and enable access to and quality of mental healthcare through strategic partnerships. She was chief strategy and science officer at Headspace and helped guide Headspace through its transformation from a meditation app into a comprehensive digital mental health platform, Headspace Health. Megan founded one of the first digital mental health companies, Lantern, where she pioneered blended mental health interventions leveraging software and coaching. Megan was an assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She serves on several boards, advises organizations dedicated to mental health and well-being and is a Fellow of the Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Megan earned her BA, graduating cum laude, from University of California, San Diego. She received her MS and PsyD from PGSP-Stanford University, and completed fellowships at Yale University and Stanford University School of Medicine.