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Sean McBride

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Advisor at HealthX Ventures · President, Employer Solutions at Lyra

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

Sean McBride was the first employee at Lyra Health, helping David Ebersman start the workplace mental health company in 2015, and now serves as President of Employer Solutions, leading the global employer business across sales, account management, marketing and employer product innovation as Lyra grew past 2,500 organizations served. He rose from Head of Partnerships to VP of Partnerships and became Chief Customer & Revenue Officer in 2022 before taking the President seat. Before Lyra he worked at Castlight Health, on the White House National Economic Council and at the Brookings Institution's health reform center; he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.

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First employee at Lyra Health; ‘helped start Lyra Health in 2015’ per Lyra's own leadership page, and interviewed as ‘employee #1’ on the Stigma Podcast in 2021. Rose through Lyra's go-to-market leadership: Head of Partnerships, VP of Partnerships by 2021, Chief Customer & Revenue Officer in 2022, and now President of Employer Solutions leading the global employer business. Said at Lyra's Breakthrough 2024 conference: ‘Lyra Health now supports more than 2,500 organizations around the world.’ Before Lyra worked at Castlight Health, on the White House's National Economic Council, at the Brookings Institution's Health Care Reform Center and at Khulisa Management Services. Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a bachelor's in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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President, Employer Solutions at Lyra

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In turn, Sean can intro founders to Lyra's investors below.

Lyra's investors · 18

Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2020AdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checksBreyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksCasdin CapitalNew YorkCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksDurable Capital PartnersBethesdaEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFidelity InvestmentsBostonGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2018IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2020IVP ExecutiveMenlo Park · since 2022Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2020PLUS CapitalVenice · $100K – $1M checksTenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2020VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2018Venrock AssociatesPalo Alto · since 2022

Co-founders at Lyra

DEDavid Ebersman
David EbersmanCo-Founder & Chairman (CEO 2015–2025)
BKBob Kocher
Bob KocherCo-Founder and Board Member
DBDena Bravata
Dena BravataCo-Founder & former Chief Medical Officer

Experience

  1. HealthX VenturesAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentMadison, WI
  2. Lyra HealthPresident, Employer Solutionscurrent2025 — presentMadison, WI
  3. Lyra HealthChief Customer & Revenue Officer2022 — 2025
  4. Lyra HealthSenior Vice President of Partnerships2022Madison, Wisconsin, United States
  5. Lyra HealthVice President of Partnerships2020 — 2022Madison, Wisconsin, United States
  6. Lyra HealthHead of Partnerships2018 — 2020Burlingame, California, United States
  7. Lyra HealthDirector of Partnerships2015 — 2018Burlingame, California
  8. Health Care Transformation Task ForceContributor2014 — 2016
  9. Leavitt PartnersConsultant2015
  10. Castlight HealthSales Strategy and Operations2014San Francisco Bay Area
  11. The White HouseNational Economic Council2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
  12. The Brookings InstitutionProject Manager, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform2010 — 2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
  13. Brookings-Dartmouth ACO Learning NetworkProject Manager2010 — 2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
  14. KMS Global, IncProgram and Research Coordinator2008 — 2010Johannesburg Area, South Africa
  15. Office of Wisconsin Governor Jim DoyleExternal Affairs2007 — 2008
  16. Office of U.S. Senator Russell FeingoldHill Intern2005Washington, DC

Skills & more

Analysis17Leadership15Public Speaking4Management4Strategy9Capacity Building2Strategic Planning1Healthcare9Health Care Reform8Sales5Sales Operations2Strategic Leadership2
+12 morePolicy AnalysisProject ManagementPolicyProgram EvaluationGovernmentPublic HealthResearchQualitative ResearchPublic PolicyEconomicsData AnalysisProgram Management

From Sean's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Sean McBride

Episode 10 - Sean McBride, CRO of Lyra Health

Digital Health Heavyweights

#80 - Lyra's VP of Partnerships (employee #1) - Sean McBride

Stigma Podcast

Episode #35: Sean McBride | Lyra Health

Reconstructing Healthcare · reconstructinghealthcare.com

Colleagues at HealthX Ventures

Alexis Johnson
Chief of Staff at HealthX Ventures
Brian Lindstrom
Partner at HealthX Ventures
Dan Neill
Venture Consultant at HealthX Ventures
Darcey Nett
Principal at HealthX Ventures
Emma Merrick
Associate at HealthX Ventures
Joel Martin
Investor at HealthX Ventures
Kayla Liederbach
Fractional Head of Marketing at HealthX Ventures
Kristi Ebong
Partner at HealthX Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sean McBride?
Sean McBride was the first employee at Lyra Health, helping David Ebersman start the workplace mental health company in 2015, and now serves as President of Employer Solutions, leading the global employer business across sales, account management, marketing and employer product innovation as Lyra grew past 2,500 organizations served. He rose from Head of Partnerships to VP of Partnerships and became Chief Customer & Revenue Officer in 2022 before taking the President seat. Before Lyra he worked at Castlight Health, on the White House National Economic Council and at the Brookings Institution's health reform center; he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Where does Sean McBride work?
Sean McBride is Advisor at HealthX Ventures and President, Employer Solutions at Lyra.
Where did Sean McBride go to school?
Sean McBride studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Harvard Kennedy School (Master in Public Policy (M.P.P.), Business and Government Policy); University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA, Economics).
What podcasts and interviews feature Sean McBride?
Tracked appearances include "Episode 10 - Sean McBride, CRO of Lyra Health", "#80 - Lyra's VP of Partnerships (employee #1) - Sean McBride", "Episode #35: Sean McBride | Lyra Health".

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