Sherry Rais
Senior Grants and Logistics Manager
Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Pronouns: she/her
Email: srais@ciis.edu
Biography
Sherry Rais, MSc, has helped dozens of startups, non-profit organizations, academic/research institutions, and small businesses raise funds, operate according to their mission and values, and implement processes that enhance their overall efficiency. Sherry believes in living and working in alignment with purpose and is currently focused on expanding access to psychedelic-assisted therapy to alleviate human suffering. Sherry is the CEO & Co-Founder of Enthea, a licensed health-plan administrator revolutionizing insurance and reimbursement for psychedelic healthcare. Before this, Sherry consulted for over 10 years with the United Nations and World Bank, implementing poverty reduction programs at the national level in over 35 countries. Sherry holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and international development from McGill University. She also completed the Certificate in Psychedelic Therapies and Research from CIIS in 2021. In addition to being Enthea’s CEO, she is the Executive Director of the Boston Psychedelic Research Group and a Sr. Consultant for the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Education
B.A. in International Development and Neuroscience, McGill
M.Sc. in Public Policy and Management, University of London