Psychological Safety, Belonging, and the Power of Hope

Keren Wasserman, MA, leads the Organizational Development and Strategic Consultation functions within Workforce Transformation at Lyra Health. With a background as both a management consultant and a clinical social worker, she brings a unique perspective to workplace well-being. Before joining Lyra, Keren worked at Deloitte, driving large-scale, multimillion-dollar change initiatives.

At Lyra, Keren consults with customers and designs programs that help Fortune 500 companies enhance employee well-being and mental health through an organizational lens—focusing on work design. Recognizing that people spend a third of their lives at work, she is dedicated to equipping workplace leaders with the tools to build cultures that prioritize well-being and drive exceptional organizational performance.

Jen is a leading voice on the intersection of work, well-being, and purpose.

She’s the coauthor of the bestselling, award-winning book, Work Better Together: How to Cultivate Strong Relationships to Maximize Well-Being and Boost Bottom Lines, the human sustainability editor-at-large for Thrive Global, and the host of the WorkWell podcast series.

As the first chief well-being officer of a professional services organization, Jen built and led the creation of a pioneering holistic and inclusive well-being strategy that has received recognition from leading business media brands and associations. Jen is a frequent writer on issues impacting the workplace today and has been featured in CNBC, CNN, Fast Company, Fortune, Inc, and Harvard Business Review, among others.

She’s a sought-after speaker who has been featured at events including TEDx and has lectured at top universities across the country. Jen lives in Miami with her husband and dog.

Dr. Andrea Holman has worked for Lyra Health as a DEI&B senior manager for the workforce transformation team since June 2021. In this role, she creates and presents educational content primarily related to the intersection of social identity and mental health and its impact on people in the workplace. Prior to this role, she served as a tenured associate professor of psychology. She has conducted research understanding the psychological experience of African-Americans, specifically the complexities of racial identity and cultural mistrust and their impact on interracial interactions. She has also researched racial advocacy from the perspective of Black and Latinx Americans. She has contributed to articles (including publications in The Counseling Psychologist, American Psychologist, and Harvard Business Review), book chapters, national conference presentations, virtual seminars, workshops and a number of podcasts discussing the aforementioned subjects. When she is not working, Dr. Holman enjoys spending her time on good food, family time, and American football.