Meet Kathy Xiang, Director of Business Development for Compass Pathways and former City corporate lawyer. Compass Pathways is a mental health company committed to evidence based innovation in mental health and they are currently researching how psilocybin therapy could help people with treatment-resistant depression. Kathy’s commitment to making a career change towards something aligned with her own values is inspiring and she takes us through her thought processes at the time and how she navigated that change. This is a particularly great episode around navigating career change and for insights into the mental health space.
In this episode we cover:-
- Kathy’s path into law:-
- Studying history at Uni then the “what now” moment.
- Qualifying at a London City firm into M&A and private equity funds.
- 1 year post qualification feeling unfulfilled and asking “where do I want to be in 5 years?”
- Kathy reflects on the analysis of her options at the time and how she obtained inspiration and insights into different career paths.
- Making strategic moves - becoming a management consultant for Boston Consulting Group.
- Finding the one! Why Kathy chose Compass Pathway and what her role entails.
- Kathy’s own personal insights into mental health and why the transformative impact of Compass Pathways was appealing.
- What Compass Pathways does:-
- What psilocybin therapy is – from administration to integration
- Progress with the clinical trials
- Growth milestones in 2020 from investment rounds to becoming a publicly listed company
- What advice Kathy would give to the previous version of her who felt stuck and unfulfilled.
CONTACT INFO + LINKS
Compass Pathways
You can find their website here.
Kathy Xiang
You can connect with Kathy via LinkedIn here.
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Thank you for tuning in!
Lauren
