Kristin Sargent spent years building cybersecurity, cloud, and early AI solutions across the Federal government, balancing innovation with security for our nation’s most sensitive use cases.
After becoming diagnosed with bipolar at age 42, Kristin is now investigating how women’s mental healthcare really works through original research and interviews with women navigating diagnosis, treatment, and access.
Kristin has interviewed clinicians, insurance-insiders, VC investors, digital health entrepreneurs, and most importantly women navigating their own mental health journeys. Drawing on her research and in-depth interviews, Kristin will unpack where the system breaks down — from reimbursement mechanics to access gaps — and what a better-integrated model could look like.
Defense technologist turned mental health entrepreneur and researcher — joins HIMSS Keystone Chapter to talk about where women’s mental healthcare breaks down, backed by real interview data and a systems-thinking approach to fixing it.
Our speaker, Kristin Sargent, brings an unusual lens to this topic. After years building cybersecurity, cloud, and early AI solutions across the federal government — balancing innovation with security for the nation’s most sensitive use cases — Kristin was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 42.
She’s since spoken with clinicians, insurance insiders, VC investors, digital health entrepreneurs, and — most importantly — women navigating their own mental health journeys.
This session draws on that research to unpack system mechanics, access gaps, and where technology, security, and mental healthcare intersect.
