Lena Ballantine

Lena Ballantine serves as the Chief of Operations and Transformation at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, a role focused on driving policy and social change for over 3,100 mental health and substance use treatment organizations. Previously, Lena served as Chief Financial Officer at FOLX Health, where $30 million in Series B financing was raised, and as Chief Operating Officer at The Trevor Project, directing business functions to enhance suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Lena's extensive experience also includes management consulting at Point B and finance leadership roles at Siemens, where efforts were made to advance diversity and inclusion initiatives. Education includes an MBA in Global Management from Temple University Japan and ongoing executive education at MIT Sloan.