Dena Trujillo

Biography

Dena Trujillo, CEO of Crisis Text Line, has spent over 20 years operating at the intersection of 
nonprofit and for-profit, discovering and amplifying models that scale innovative solutions and maximize social impact. Prior to Crisis Text Line, Dena was a Venture Partner at Omidyar Network, where she spent 17 years driving philanthropic initiatives around the world and managing a grant/investment portfolio of over $150 million.

From depression and anxiety to sexual abuse and suicidal ideation, Crisis Text Line is a powerful first line of defense against the lack of access to mental healthcare. Crisis Text Line provides free, anonymous, 24/7, high-quality text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by empowering a community of trained volunteers to support people in their moments of need. Leveraging machine learning, technology and a large distributed network of over 100,000 trained volunteers, Crisis Text Line and its affiliates have supported over 14 million conversation