Calm CEO is stepping down because the problem is too big | Rapid Response
About David
- Former CEO of Calm; scaled platform to millions of downloads across hundreds of countries
- Co-founded and led Ripple Health Group through acquisition by Calm in 2022, now reaches 39M+ covered lives
- President/COO of Rally Health before its 2017 acquisition by UnitedHealth Group
- Helped take Zynga public in 2011
- #1 Amazon bestselling author of Recharge
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David Ko spent years as CEO of Calm, one of the world’s most recognized mental health and wellness apps, helping millions manage stress. Now he’s stepping down. In conversation with Rapid Response host Bob Safian, David unpacks why he made the call, what the relentless pressure of the C-suite really does to a person, and how to draw the line between the kind of stress that sharpens you and the kind that quietly breaks you down.
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