Rebecca O. Bagley

As President & CEO of The Kennedy Forum, Rebecca oversees the organization’s efforts to ensure mental health as essential health and reach the Alignment for Progress “90-90-90 by 2033” goals, galvanizing advocates, business leaders, and policymakers to help transform mental health and substance use care. For 30+ years, she has advanced partnerships for wide-reaching outcomes. She served as CEO of Cannex Scientific, responsible for commercializing a new anti-anxiety medication. As Vice Chancellor of Economic Partnerships at the University of Pittsburgh, she enhanced global partnerships to support $850M+ in research. While CEO of NorTech, she led the creation of the Innovation Advocacy Council (IAC), which contributed to a $1 billion Build Back Better regional challenge. Rebecca has worked for several investment banks like JPMorgan Chase, and has been engaged in impactful efforts including Clinton Global Initiative and the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship.