Harsh Trivedi

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Harsh K. Trivedi, M.D., MBA, serves as the president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt. Trivedi is also a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a nationally renowned expert in health care, hospital systems, care delivery, population health and behavioral health.

In addition to his medical training, Trivedi completed his MBA at the University of Tennessee Haslam School of Business and a congressional fellowship. During his fellowship, he drafted federal legislation that provided more than $150 million to help develop suicide prevention programs for children and adolescents and to help expand mental health services on college campuses across all 50 states and nine tribal territories.

Reflecting on his leadership experience, Trivedi said that listening is the first step in leading meaningful change and that innovation requires courage while progress happens at the speed of trust. He noted that real, sustainable impact happens through collaboration rooted in community, emphasizing that no single organization can solve complex challenges like behavioral health alone.

When discussing significant challenges, Trivedi explained that addressing the increasing demand for behavioral health services in a health care ecosystem not built to meet today’s mental health crisis scale requires reimagining how behavioral health care is delivered. At Sheppard Pratt, this has meant expanding their continuum of care statewide and building innovative partnerships with school systems.

Trivedi said he focuses on creating lasting, systemic change in how mental health services are delivered across Maryland by expanding access, building innovative programs and bringing people together to solve pressing challenges. Through Sheppard Pratt’s reach spanning more than 160 programs across the state and mental health support in more than 175 schools, every initiative is designed to meet urgent needs with dignity and compassion.

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