Presenting the 2025
James C. Kautz Lecture

Journey of an Entrepreneur:
Passion, Vision, and Resolve

From Student to CEO – Building Holmusk
to Transform Mental Health Care

Nawal Roy (MA, Applied Econ, '97)
Founder & CEO, Holmusk

The Kautz-Uible Economics Institute is proud to welcome UC alumnus Nawal Roy to present this year's James C. Kautz Lecture. In his compelling talk, Nawal shares his entrepreneurial journey – from a UC student to a visionary leader – driven by a deep passion to bring innovation to mental health care.

 

This journey ultimately led him to found Holmusk, a company created to address the critical unmet needs in behavioral health, with the mission of building the world's largest real-world evidence (RWE) platform in the field.

​

Under Nawal's leadership, Holmusk was named one of TIME's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025 as well as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2019. To push the frontiers of mental health research, he has formed strategic collaborations with leading global institutions such as Duke University and Oxford University.

​

Don't miss this inspiring lecture: a captivating story of a successful entrepreneur alongside a powerful reminder of how passion paired with purpose can drive real impact. Nawal shares the lessons and challenges that shaped his journey as he offers valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone passionate about creating meaningful change.

​​​​​​​

This lecture is sponsored by the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute, Department of Economics, and Taft Research Center.