PSFC Team

 


Nora Benavidez

  • Nora Benavidez, PhD serves as the Executive Communications and Operations Manager. She supports PSFC’s leadership in managing strategic operational projects, providing communication resources, and maintaining strong relationships with our member and donor community.

    Prior to joining the team, Nora received research training from MIT, Columbia, UCSF, UCLA, and at USC where she completed her doctorate in Neuroscience. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Nature and Neuron, and she was awarded two NIH grants to reveal brain-wide connectivity maps underlying multisensory integration and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Whitney Black

  • Whitney Black joins PSFC as Graham Boyd's Chief of Staff as a collaborative thought partner across a diverse and complex range of PSFC projects and initiatives. Whitney brings over two decades of experience supporting mission driven Founders and Entrepreneurs in politics, life sciences, venture capital and philanthropy.

    She served as Chief of Staff to California State Lobbyist Darius Anderson, working on statewide policy and legislative affairs, and spent close to a decade in the Family Office of entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker. She helped establish The Parker Foundation and worked alongside the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Most recently, she worked as Executive Assistant and strategic partner to a fellow PSFC member, author, and philanthropist, Tim Ferriss.

    In her free time she loves climbing rocks, running trails, and spending connected time with her community.

Graham Boyd

  • Graham Boyd is an attorney specializing in efforts to reform drug laws, reduce mass incarceration, and support science-based access to healing. Graham is the co-founder and executive director of the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative (PSFC).

    Graham is also the founding director of New Approach Advocacy Fund, through which he has led the opinion research, legal drafting and campaign design for policy reform measures throughout the United States. He has led 21 statewide ballot initiative campaigns, including legalization of cannabis, creation of access to psilocybin therapy and broader criminal justice reform.  

    Previously, Graham was the founding director of the national ACLU’s Drug Law Reform Project, a national litigation project addressing civil rights and civil liberties consequences of punitive drug policies. Graham graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1987 and received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1992.

 

Ben Collins

  • Ben Collins is Deputy Director of PSFC and coordinates PSFC’s team, operations and strategic planning. He has a background in impact investment, climate and human rights policy, and nonprofit management.

    Prior to PSFC, he served as Associate Director of MSI Integrity, a human rights research and advocacy organization focused on sustainability and labor rights standards. Previously, he was a senior researcher for Rainforest Action Network’s climate and energy program, where his publications received coverage in the Financial Times and Bloomberg.

    He graduated from Harvard College and received a Master in Public Policy degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was a Belfer International and Global Affairs fellow and a Public Service fellow.

Joe Green

  • Joe Green is the co-founder and President of the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative (PSFC).

    In addition to his work with PSFC, Joe is the chairman and co-founder of Treehouse, which builds co-living communities in Los Angeles. Treehouse’s mission is to create homes that foster authentic connection and supportive relationships.

    Joe is a social entrepreneur who has spent his career addressing significant challenges by marrying technology with community organizing. Joe co-founded Causes, which empowered more than 100 million people to make an impact; NationBuilder, a leading software provider for organizers; and FWD.us, which has mobilized the tech community around immigration and criminal justice reform.

Dan Grossman

  • Dan is Head of Field Building for PSFC. Previously, Dan served as Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s preeminent management consulting firms. He had over 20 years of experience in BCG’s health care practice area, working with leading biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies on issues of corporate strategy, pipeline development and commercializing innovation globally. His experience spans therapeutic areas, with significant depth across major areas of neuroscience.

    Dan served as the head of learning & development for BCG in North America; and presently serves as a board member and chair of the impact advisory committee for Lykos Therapeutics; as treasurer and executive committee member of the board of trustees of the Lyric Opera of Chicago; and as a founding board member of the Math Cultural Center of Chicago. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University and a B.A. from Harvard College, and taught math at the University of Chicago prior to joining BCG.

 

Sarah Harpold

  • Sarah serves as the interim Executive Communications and Operations Manager for PSFC, leveraging over 10 years of experience in operations, communications, and event production.

    Sarah has a dynamic professional background ranging from producing corporate events for The Boeing Company, to managing event operations and communications for Burning Man Project. Her passion for organizational development and creative production stems from her upbringing in Alaska, where she was raised on the values of community, resiliency, and creative problem-solving.

    Sarah holds a BA degree in Journalism and Public Relations with a minor in Photographic Studies from Chico State University.

Jeff Henson

  • Jeff Henson serves as Project Manager for PSFC. Jeff manages PSFC’s relationships to grantees and supports strategic projects related to the commercialization of psychedelic assisted therapy.

    Prior to joining PSFC, Jeff worked as a manager of strategic planning and analytics for a major health system engaging with cross functional teams to drive strategy and business development across eight markets in 3 states. In addition to his healthcare expertise, Jeff brings experience in economic development where he engaged with community, political and business leaders to find solutions for workforce development and business recruitment through public-private partnerships.

    Jeff has a BA in Business Administration from Furman University and a MBA from Clemson University.

Alexandre Lehmann

  • Putting the “S” in PSFC, Alexandre Lehmann (Dr. Alex) contributes to strategy, due diligence, and liaises with clinical, academic, and regulatory stakeholders. Trained as an executive engineer (M.Eng) and cognitive neuroscientist (Ph.D.), he is fascinated by the intersection of brain plasticity, music, and non-ordinary states.

    Supporting MAPS since 2002, Dr. Alex co-founded a nonprofit in 2007, curating one of the earliest psychedelic science conference series. He established himself as a trusted psychedelic science adviser to media and nonprofits. His contributions include consulting on the translation and penning a guest commentary for the 2010 article “Hallucinogens as Medicine” by Grob & Griffiths in the French edition of Scientific American.

    Dr. Alex also brings over 15 years of experience in neuroscience and health research. At McGill University, he has been leading a healthcare research program focused on brain plasticity. He has volunteered for peer-support initiatives and curated keynotes at cultural events.

 

Mary Lim


  • Mary Lim is a seasoned management professional with a dynamic blend of academic excellence and industry experience. A graduate of the University of the Philippines (Diliman), Mary holds a bachelor's degree in hotel, restaurant, and institution management, complemented by a solid foundation in geodetic engineering. Formerly heading the Systems and Innovation Department for a leading Philippine restaurant group, Mary supported all departments and over a hundred stores, enhancing overall efficiency through system implementations

    Mary currently serves as Executive Assistant to Graham Boyd at the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative, handling diverse management tasks and contributing to operational projects. Simultaneously, she holds the position of Executive Assistant at New Approach PAC and makes a significant impact as a Project Manager at the Psychedelic Health Equity Initiative.

    Mary formerly served as the Chairperson of the Youth Volunteer Workers' Group at the YMCA of Quezon City and is currently an active volunteer at Tokyo YMCA in Japan.

Tyler Norris

  • Tyler Norris, MDiv, is a social entrepreneur and trusted advisor to philanthropies and partnerships working to improve the well-being of people and place. Tyler serves as Senior Advisor to the CEO Alliance for Mental Health; Visiting Scholar to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and is a board member for Naropa University (Chair 2020-2023), Mindful Philanthropy, the National Academies of Sciences’ Child Well Being Forum, and the Global Flourishing Study.

    Previously, Tyler served as founding CEO of Well Being Trust, an impact philanthropy with a mission to advance mental, social and spiritual health in the United States. Prior, he led Total Health at Kaiser Permanente. He lives and serves in the communities of the Wood River Valley of Idaho and Oakland, California.