Michelle Yu

Michelle Yu, MPH, is the Co-founder & CEO of mental health and career coaching startup Josie. After navigating her own challenges with pregnancy, parental leave, and the return to work, she founded Josie (named after her daughter) to help career-driven parents thrive at home and at work. Previously, Michelle worked in healthcare consulting at Deloitte, Booz & Company, The Advisory Board, and Optum. Her combination of her public health training, consulting expertise, and lived experience as a working mom all came together in the founding of her startup. Her work has been featured in TIME, TEDx, Motherly, The Female Quotient, and The American Hospital Association. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two children.