Kunal Sood, MA, MSc
Kunal
Sood, MA, MSc is
Co-Principal Investigator, Global Health Sciences at University
of California, San Francisco; and Director at
India Forge.
Kunal is a global health scientist and researcher with a special
focus on
global mental health using positive psychology. His career has focused
mainly on the healthcare and wellness sectors for the past decade. He’s
served in management and executive roles at two multinational companies
in India and the US.
He brings a rare combination of deep insight and
practical business sense with the ability to mobilize financial and
human resources. He has considerable hands-on experience working with
underserved populations and is an advocate for human rights and social
action initiatives, with an unwavering commitment to making a positive
difference in the emerging fields of global health and positive
psychology.
His specialties include positive psychology, global health,
transpersonal and integral psychology, palliative care counseling,
obesity treatment and prevention, design management, and strategic
branding and marketing.
Kunal was previously Guest Chef at LoveSpring,
Friend at TEDxSF, Student at Kellogg School of Management,
Designer at Startup Weekend,
Visiting Scholar at Partners in Urban Knowledge Action and
Research,
Graduate Student in Counseling Psychology at California
Institute of Integral Studies,
Intern (Institute for Health and Healing) at California Pacific
Medical Center,
Clinical Associate at Chennai Kaliappa Hospital,
Executive Education at Indian School of Business,
Master Trainer & Membership Sales Consultant at Town Sports
International, and
Wellcoach at Wellcoaches Corporation.
Kunal earned his B.B.A in Design Management at the Parsons
School of Design in 2004. He earned his MA in Counseling
Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2010.
He earned his MSc in Global Health Sciences at the University of
California, San Francisco in 2011. He is currently finishing up
his MBA in Marketing, General Management, Entrepreneurship at
Northwestern University — Kellogg School of Management.
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