Phillip Schermer is the Founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds, a millennial/Gen Z-driven non-profit startup focused on tackling one of the defining issues of our generation: the growing mental health crisis. Project Healthy Minds is building the world’s first digital mental health marketplace to democratize access to life-changing services, partnering with public figures to destigmatize mental health, and creating the first national standards for businesses to better support employee mental health.

Prior to his current role, Phil worked at BlackRock -- as the Chief of Staff to the Vice Chairman and then as Chief of Staff to the Global Chief Marketing Officer. During his time at BlackRock, Phil focused on a range of initiatives relating to the future of stakeholder capitalism and purpose-driven business, digital product development and fintech investments, sustainable investing and BlackRock’s climate commitments, and various strategic growth priorities for BlackRock.