June 9, 2025 08:00 AM Pacific Standard Time

Headspace, the world’s most accessible and comprehensive mental health platform, is pleased to announce that Nihal Shah has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 9, 2025. Shah brings deep expertise across SaaS and enterprise businesses in the health care industry, making him uniquely suited to help lead Headspace through its next phase of growth and impact.

“Nihal brings a unique combination of health care industry expertise, corporate development and capital markets acumen to Headspace,” said Tom Pickett, CEO of Headspace. “His strategic insight and operational rigor will be invaluable as we focus on long-term value creation and advancing our mission.”

Shah most recently served as the CFO of Crossover Health, a digital health company advancing primary care through partnerships with employers and health plans. Previously, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Included Health, where he played a pivotal role in the acquisition of Doctor on Demand.

"I feel honored to join Headspace at such a transformative moment in the company's journey. Having spent my career at the intersection of health care and technology, I've witnessed how accessible mental health solutions can change lives,” said Shah. “I'm excited to leverage my experience in scaling health care businesses to help Headspace reach even more people who need support, while building a sustainable foundation for long-term growth."

Shah’s foundational financial experience spans investment banking roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, as well as equity research at Barclays Capital, where he focused on the managed care and health care facilities sectors. He is a founding member of The F Suite, a peer community of CFOs, as well as a member of The Circle by Founders Circle Capital, a leadership community for growth stage executives. Shah earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance and accounting from Georgetown University, and his Master of Business Administration in strategic management and health care management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Headspace is your lifelong guide to better mental health. By combining AI and cutting edge technology, clinical science and human care, we provide people around the world with always-there support, ranging from our meditation and mindfulness content, self-guided care, mental health coaching, and therapy – all in one app. We partner with leading employers, health plans and partners, bringing even more support to their populations, including psychiatry, EAP, care navigation and work-life services. Our team of experts ranges from mental health clinicians to Emmy award-winning producers, and data scientists, working together as one to help millions of people around the world build resilience and feel better. In a busy, complicated world, Headspace is here to remind you that your mind matters. To learn more, please visit headspace.com.