Mahmoud Khedr
About Mahmoud Khedr
Above all, Mahmoud is human-first. He’s an Egyptian-American immigrant, social entrepreneur, innovation consultant, and mental health advocate. Mahmoud is a globally-recognized advocate and speaker on youth mental health, digital well-being, health equity, holistic healing and social determinants of health. Mahmoud is the Founder of Flora, an organization providing equitable mental health solutions to all youth. FloraMind is one of the leading youth mental health organizations and one of the first to create and implement culturally-relevant mental health education programs in schools, districts, non-profits, and communities around the country. He is also currently a Senior Innovation Consultant focused on Health Equity with KPMG's Ignition Innovation Labs. Mahmoud previously worked at Facebook, Google, Echoing Green, and The NYC Mayor’s Office of Tech & Innovation. Everything Mahmoud has been involved throughout his career has been to end unnecessary suffering and empower people to flourish. As a global advocate and speaker on mental health, youth empowerment, and social entrepreneurship, Mahmoud has received fellowships, awards, and recognition from MTV and the Biden-Harris Administration, former President Bill Clinton, and General Colin Powell, Forbes, and Stanford d. School. In 2019, he delivered his TED talk, “How Toxic Positivity Leads to More Suffering” with over 100K views on TED.com. He is a Forbes 1000 honoree and graduated from the City College of New York with a B.S. in Social Entrepreneurship.