Obi Felten

Obi Felten is a highly accomplished entrepreneur, executive, and advocate, particularly known for her work in technology, innovation, and healthcare. Here are some key points about her:

Current Role

Obi Felten is the founder and CEO of Flourish Labs, a healthcare company focused on scaling professional mental health peer support using technology, particularly targeting the youth mental health crisis. Flourish Labs provides telehealth peer support and trains accredited peer supporters.2

Previous Experience

• She was the Head of Getting Moonshots Ready for Contact with the Real World at Google X (Alphabet’s innovation lab), where she worked on projects such as self-driving cars (Waymo), internet from balloons (Loon), drone delivery (Wing), and sustainable energy storage using molten salt (Malta).2
• At Google, she also served as the Director of Consumer Marketing for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, launching and growing products like Google Maps, Chrome, and Android.2
• Before Google, she worked in various roles including setting up ecommerce businesses for major UK retailers, as a strategy consultant, and leading eToys.com’s expansion to Germany.2

Board Memberships and Advisory Roles

• Board Member at Springer Nature, a global academic and educational publisher.12
• Advisory Board Member for the Best for You youth mental health initiative at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.1
• Board Member at Marathon Health, a primary and behavioral healthcare clinic.1
• Supervisory Board Member at Vitruvian Partners.1
• Formerly on the boards of BfB Labs, a digital therapeutics startup, and CreativeX, a venture-backed creative analytics company.2

Honors and Awards

• Recipient of the German Innovation Prize “Future Thinker” award in 2018.12
• Named a Financial Times Woman Changemaker in 2018.2
• Included in FOCUS magazine's list of top 44 women in tech and Boston Consulting Group/Manager Magazin’s list of the Top 100 most influential German women in business in 2019 and 2020.12
• Featured in various publications such as Vogue Germany, The Financial Times, Fortune, Wired, The New York Times, and more.2

Education and Personal Background

• Holds a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Oxford University.2
• Grew up in Berlin and witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall.2
• Lives in California with her family and enjoys activities like yoga, biking, skiing, paddleboarding, and cold water swimming.2

Fellowships

• Currently a WBL Fellow (Women Business Leaders of the US Health Care Industry Foundation) and a Leaders In Tech Fellow.12

Obi Felten is also an advocate for diversity and inclusion, having founded the diversity and inclusion team at Google X and mentoring female startup founders and leaders.2