Reid Robison
Reid Robison is an American physician. He was the CEO and co-founder of Tute Genomics, which was acquired in 2016 by PierianDx. He currently serves as Medical Director of Center for Change, a treatment center for Eating Disorders; and chief medical officer of Novamind, a Toronto-based mental health company focused on psychedelic research and treatments. Education and career. Robison earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, UT before attending the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, UT, where he earned a dual MD/MBA. After that he completed  psychiatry residency training followed by fellowship training in genetics and bioinformatics at the University of Utah. In his early career he held a faculty position at the University of Utah and co-directed the molecular genetics lab where he focused his research primarily on the genetic associations of autism, and ADHD, and also contributed to the discovery of Ogden Syndrome. During his time on faculty within the Department of Psychiatry he also led global health initiatives and guided trainees during trips to Haiti, Ghana and refugee camps along the Thai/Burma border. Robison founded the "Polizzi Foundation", a free clinic  based in Salt Lake City offering mental health services to the uninsured. He, along with Clark W Johnson MD, his medical school colleague and business partner, were co-founders of "Clinical Methods", a center for clinical trials which was acquired in 2012 by "CRI Lifetree". In 2012, Robison and computational biologist Dr. Kai Wang co-founded Tute Genomics, which sought to increase practice of genomic medicine. In 2016, Tute Genomics was acquired by PierianDx. Robison currently sits on the board of directors. Robison is also known for speeding up genomic data transfer & analysis through the use of Google Fiber. In  2014, Robison was named one of the "Utah Venture Entrepreneur Forum" peak 100 entrepreneurs of the year. In 2015, Robison was named one of the top 40 healthcare transformers of the year, In 2020, Robison was named Best Psychiatrist in Utah. Robison currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Novamind, a Canadian company endeavoring to bring psychedelic medicine into the mental health field. Yoga. Robison is a certified Yoga instructed and completed his training under Sri Dharma Mittra in New York City. He often speaks and writes about yoga and mindfulness for mental health.