Matt Vogl

Matt has a passion for bold new ideas to take on mental health challenges. That passion was a driving force behind the creation of the National Mental Health Innovation Center (NMHIC) at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus, which he co-founded in 2015. As Executive Director, Matt leads a team of passionate professionals to bring new ideas to help better treat and prevent mental illness, promote mental wellness and destroy stigma. Matt has become a leading national voice on these issues including a reimagining of the mental health workforce and the use of technology. Matt lectures extensively on these topics and his work at the Center has been highlighted in the media nationwide. Matt recently delivered a keynote address at the World Virtual Reality and Industry Summit in Nanchang, China, was a distinguished lecturer at Guangxi University of Technology in Liuzhou, China and delivered a TEDx talk on the use of VR in mental health.

 Before taking on leadership of the NMHIC startup, Matt served as Deputy Director of the University of Colorado Depression Center and managed the national program expansion for the Nurse-Family Partnership, an evidence-based maternal-child nurse home visiting program.

 Matt earned his BA from Marquette University and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Minnesota and now lives in beautiful Golden Colorado with his wife and sons. In those rare times when he’s not working, odds are you can find him immersed in one of his other passions; photography, kayaking and watching Cardinals baseball.

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