Healthcare Entrepreneur & Eating Disorder Advocate; CEO & Co-Founder of Equip; Co-Founder of Project HEAL; Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree

San Diego, CA, USA
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Kristina Saffran Biography

Kristina Saffran is a healthcare entrepreneur and advocate whose personal experience with anorexia has shaped a career focused on transforming eating disorder treatment. After being diagnosed with anorexia at age 10, Saffran spent years in and out of hospitals and treatment centers until her family discovered family-based treatment, which led to her recovery. This experience became the foundation for her mission to ensure all families have access to high-quality eating disorder care.

Saffran co-founded Project HEAL with Liana Rosenman after meeting during treatment for anorexia nervosa. At age 15, Saffran helped launch Project HEAL, a leading grassroots eating disorder nonprofit in the United States that provides treatment access and recovery support to individuals struggling with eating disorders. The organization operates 40 chapters nationwide and offers a peer support network through its Communities of HEALing program. Saffran’s work with Project HEAL has included collaborating with stakeholders, including insurance companies, to improve access to various treatment options.

Saffran is also the co-founder and CEO of Equip, a provider of virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment in the United States. Equip combines clinical expertise and lived experience to make eating disorder care accessible to patients and families. Its treatment model includes a medical provider, therapist, dietitian, peer mentor, and family mentor, enabling patients to recover at home. Saffran secured funding that allowed Equip to expand its virtual platform to all 50 states, making it the nation’s largest virtual eating disorder treatment provider.

Saffran has been recognized by Forbes, Business Insider, and Inc. as a thought leader in healthcare. Equip has been named among the 100 most influential companies by Time. Saffran is an Ashoka Fellow, a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, and an honoree on Inc.'s Female Founders 100, Fortune's 40 Under 40, and INSIDER's 30 Under 40 in Healthcare lists. She was featured in the book "You Are Not Alone" by Ken Duckworth, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Saffran holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard College and is a frequent voice on mental health, healthcare innovation, and the impact of lived experience in driving systemic change.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/30/2026.

Kristina Saffran Videos

Mental and Behavioral Health Finalist Session

Mental and Behavioral Health Finalist Session

Mental and Behavioral Health Finalist Session - Kristina Saffran Equip Feature.

Live with Kristina Saffran Your Body Image and Your Mental Health

Live with Kristina Saffran Your Body Image and Your Mental Health

Kristina Saffran is the cofounder and former CEO of Project HEAL. In 2019 she left her post as CEO in order to cofound Equip.

Kristina Saffran, CEO Equip

Kristina Saffran, CEO Equip

Quickbite interview by Matthew Holt Feb 2, 2022.

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