NEW YORK, August 18, 2022 – Mantra Health, a pioneering digital mental health clinic for young adults, announced today that it has appointed Andrew Hermalyn as its first independent board director. Hermalyn, currently President of Partnerships with digital education leader 2U, will enable Mantra Health to better connect with key higher education leaders and understand the specialized needs universities face in delivering critical mental health care for students.

“Mantra Health has been a game changer for colleges and universities struggling to meet the growing mental health needs of their students,” Hermalyn said. “I’m excited to join the board to help Mantra lead in this critical field.”

Hermalyn has been with 2U since its inception, starting his career as the company’s first intern and being named President of Partnerships in 2017. In his current role, Hermalyn is responsible for cultivating and nurturing hundreds of university partner relationships around the world.

“We are excited to welcome Andrew to Mantra’s board. He joins a very talented, experienced and knowledgeable team of professionals who are dedicated to pushing our platform forward and directly impacting the lives of many college students who need access to critical mental health services,” said Ed Gaussen, CEO and Co-Founder of Mantra Health. “We know the difficult challenges campus-based clinicians face day in and day out. By adding Andrew to our team, we can expand our knowledge of challenges and opportunities in higher education and devise improved solutions to help our university partners.”

As a Board Director, Hermalyn joins sitting members Ed Gaussen, CEO and Co-Founder, Matthew Kennedy, COO and Co-Founder, Soheil Mirpour, Partner at Global Founders Capital, and Michael Mauze, Managing Partner at VMG Partners.

“Mantra is providing vital mental health services for young people whose need is greater than ever,” said Hermalyn. “Already, it has established itself as the number one mental health and wellness partner, well-positioned to serve 40 million young adults over the next decade, and I am excited to help the Mantra team achieve even greater success.”

Hermalyn graduated from Lehigh University and lives in Manhattan with his wife and two daughters.

About Mantra Health

Mantra Health is a digital mental health clinic on a mission to improve access to evidence-based mental healthcare for young adults. Through augmenting high-quality clinical services with software and design, we aim to improve the mental health of over 20 million university and college students through partnerships with higher education institutions and health insurance plans. The Mantra program has been deployed across 50+ campuses with over 500,000 students including Penn State, MIT, Cornell, and Miami Dade College.