Zachary Burton is a researcher at Stanford University. His past work included global development management advisory in Chennai, India, with the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies and the Impact Management Project, and as board advisor to U.S.-based nonprofit Bring Change to Mind and Bangalore-based science education NGO SSERD. He co-founded and leads The Manic Monologues Foundation, an organization dedicated to eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health conditions.