Vanessa Joy Walker, MPH, is a national speaker and healthcare strategist who works at the intersection of lived experience, education, and healthcare strategy. She serves on the Psych Congress Steering Committee, contributing to the direction of programming and advancing the integration of lived experience experts within clinician education.

Her background spans executive operations, educational design, coalition leadership, and strategic communications. She has co-founded national women’s health coalitions, advised federal advocacy campaigns, and partnered with organizations such as the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and biotech leaders on advocacy and engagement strategy.

Her work centers on women’s health, survivorship, and behavioral health — bringing both formal training and lived experience across complex health journeys to the way healthcare is designed, taught, and delivered.