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gloria chan packer | principal advisor | since may 2018 | austin, tx

Gloria is an international mental health & wellness speaker, TED Editor’s Pick speaker, and experienced corporate leader. She is the founder of Recalibrate, a workplace mental wellness provider with a uniquely modern, science-backed, and realistic approach to mental wellness learning that has served 30,000+ employees at client organizations worldwide. Her TED Editor’s Pick TED Talk was one of the most viewed of 2022, garnering 5+ million views across TED’s web and social platforms. Gloria has been a speaker for companies worldwide like Atlassian, Bank of America, Chevron, Meta, Microsoft, Whole Foods, and more — and she has shared stages and facilitated event conversations with mental health powerhouses like Brené Brown, Esther Perel, and Dr. Becky. Gloria’s insights have been featured by CNBC, Business Insider, SXSW, Glassdoor, the TED Business podcast, and more.

Prior to founding Recalibrate, Gloria led an established career in management consulting as a senior leader specializing in technology strategy and implementation for various Fortune 500 clients, directing delivery and sales for a multi-million dollar portfolio of consulting engagements and managing program teams of 75+ people. Gloria founded Recalibrate in 2018 after an unexpected medical battle led her to re-examine her relationship with stress and burnout, inspiring her to improve mental health education for fellow busy professionals by promoting science over stigma.

Gloria’s work has been recognized with an Austin Under 40 award in 2022 and an Austin Young Chamber’s FAVE Business of the Year award in 2020. Her training includes various continuing education psychology and psychotherapy trainings with Deep Eddy Psychotherapy, Mindfulness Teacher Training from The Mindfulness Center; Executive Education in Corporate Strategy from Columbia Business School; and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with dual majors in Corporate Finance and the Business Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin.

Gloria enjoys gardening, good food with good friends, spending time outdoors, playing with design, and living life in Austin, Texas with her husband, two young children, and two pups.