Tom Insel, MD

Dr. Tom Insel is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist. He has served as the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health that is committed to the research of mental disorders. Prior to his appointment at the NIMH, Dr. Insel was a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Emory University School of Medicine. He also served as Director of the Center for Autism Research and is a member of the scientific advisory board at the Autism Science Foundation. Dr. Insel is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received numerous national and international awards, including honorary degrees in the US and in Europe. Dr. Insel is a cofounder of MindstrongHealth and led a team at Verily Life Sciences to develop technology for mental health care.