Daniel H. Gillison Jr. is the chief executive officer of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Prior to his work at NAMI, he served as executive director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) in addition to various other leadership roles at large corporations, including the National Association of Counties, Xerox, Nextel, and Sprint. Dan has been honored with numerous awards for his work in advancing mental health equity and currently serves as a key member of several boards. You can follow him on Twitter at @DanGillison and listen to him host NAMI’s inaugural podcast, Hope Starts With Us, at nami.org/podcast.