Garen Staglin
Co Chair
Garen is Founder and Co-Chair of the HBGI Board.
He is also the Founder and Chairman of ONE MIND (“OM”) a 501.c.3 non-profit: (1) pursuing discoveries in brain health research fostering open science principles; (2) advancing better diagnostics, treatments, early intervention; and (3) eliminating the stigma for all brain illnesses. OM leverages large scale public/private partnerships as well as individual scientists to achieve these goals. One Mind at Work, a global coalition of 90 employers and partners, now covers more than 25 million employees and their dependents. Over 26 years, OM and the Staglin Music Festival for Brain Health have raised $480M for brain health.
Garen has a 40-year career as a successful entrepreneur and private equity investor. He is on the Board of SVB, Chairman of ExL Services and Profit Velocity Solutions, is a Senior Advisor to FTV Capital and recently Co-Chaired the $5.4.8B UCLA Centennial Campaign. He and his family founded Staglin Family Vineyard in 1985 in Napa. The Staglin’s' motto is "Great Wine for Great Causes." They have generated over $1.2B through causes they have led, their charity, and wine donations.