Chief Policy Officer
Inseparable
Brooklyn, New York
David Lloyd is the Chief Policy Officer at Inseparable. David is a nationally recognized expert on a range of mental health and substance use issues. He has deep knowledge of health insurance coverage, mental health parity, and the barriers individuals and families face when seeking services. David was previously Chief Policy Officer at The Kennedy Forum, where he led successful state and federal policy initiatives, including the enactment of nation-leading insurance legislation in California and federal legislation that ended the ability of state and local governments to discriminate against their employees seeking mental health coverage.
David’s journey to mental health policy began in the U.S. Senate, where he served as a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, a longtime mental health champion. After the Senate, he served in leadership roles at an Illinois-based children’s advocacy organization, where he developed a deep interest in childhood trauma and its long-term effects on children, families, and communities. In Illinois, he helped secure major investments in early childhood education and expand the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit, which puts hundreds of millions of dollars back into the pocket of low-income working families.
David testifies regularly before state legislatures on mental health policy and has been quoted in outlets across the country, including major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and NPR. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and serves on the board of the California Access Coalition. He has a bachelor’s in History from Cornell University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his husband, Jeremy.
G15 - Parity New Rules: An Overview and Discussion
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET