Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)

What Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) does

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) is a non-profit institute founded in 2015 and jointly hosted by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Trinity College Dublin. Its mission is to protect the world's aging populations from threats to brain health by reducing the scale and impact of dementia. GBHI operates the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program, a selective interprofessional fellowship that recruits, trains, and networks emerging leaders in neuroscience, clinical medicine, policy, arts, and social sciences. The institute's core deliverables include the flagship Atlantic Fellows fellowship, a postdoctoral program in Brain Health Equity, Pilot Awards funding small-scale projects, faculty-led GBHI Projects, artistic initiatives, and the Brain Bridges podcast.

Underlying technology spans two layers: (1) a learning and operations stack centered on Canvas (LMS), Padlet (collaboration), Google Drive (content storage), Salesforce/Hyperion (CRM for applications and alumni), Constant Contact (email), and Qualtrics (learning evaluation); and (2) a research stack centered on computational neuroscience, including 'Brain Clocks' — ML-based tools using support vector machines on EEG, MEG, and fMRI data to estimate brain age as a biomarker of brain health, developed in collaboration with partners such as BrainLat in Chile. GBHI does not commercialize these tools; they advance the institute's research agenda and reputation.

GBHI's business model is philanthropic/grant-funded, with primary support from Atlantic Philanthropies. There are no fees to fellows. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and GBHI is not a commercially owned or traded entity. Customers in the traditional sense are fellows (trainees) and the broader beneficiary population of global brain health, while institutional partners include UCSF, Trinity College Dublin, the Alzheimer's Association, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Atlantic Institute (as part of seven interconnected Atlantic Fellows programs).

Name

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)

Legal name

Global Brain Health Institute

Website

https://gbhi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GBHI is a non-profit institute jointly hosted at UCSF and Trinity College Dublin that trains and networks emerging global leaders through the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program to reduce dementia's worldwide impact.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurology Fellowship & Brain Health Education

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Brain health fellowship
• Dementia prevention training
• Neuroscience education
• Health equity programs
• Aging research institute

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic/Fellowship Funding: GBHI is a grant-funded organization supported by Atlantic Philanthropies. The Atlantic Fellows program provides training and support to emerging leaders at no cost to fellows. The institute operates through donations and partnerships with host institutions UCSF and Trinity College Dublin.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GBHI is a nonprofit institute that runs fellowship and postdoctoral training programs for emerging leaders in brain health and dementia prevention, delivered jointly through UCSF and Trinity College Dublin. It offers pilot project funding, lifelong alumni fellowship support, faculty-led research projects, and artistic programming. Selected fellows receive training at no cost as part of the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program.

Product overview

GBHI offers a comprehensive fellowship program centered around the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program, which provides innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing dementia impact. The portfolio includes pilot project funding (Pilot Awards), postdoctoral training (Postdoctoral Program in Brain Health Equity), faculty-led research initiatives (GBHI Projects), artistic programming (Artistic Initiatives), a podcast series (Brain Bridges), and lifelong fellowship support for alumni. The program is delivered through two primary sites - UCSF and Trinity College Dublin - and leverages digital learning platforms including Canvas, Padlet, and Google Drive for curriculum delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health: GBHI's flagship fellowship program providing innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia.
• Brain Bridges
• Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders

Products and services

• Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health Program Innovative training, networking, and support program for emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia. Provides fellows with experiences that build knowledge, enhance skills, reinforce values, and cultivate a community of well-networked global brain health leaders. Applications open mid-2026.
• Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders Funding program supporting emerging leaders in brain health, aging, and dementia by funding small-scale pilot projects.
• Postdoctoral Program in Brain Health Equity Postdoctoral program offered by GBHI and the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC) focusing on Brain Health Equity.
• Lifelong Fellowship Career-duration support for Atlantic Fellows including mentoring, funding opportunities, and global gatherings, ensuring ongoing engagement beyond the initial fellowship training period.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ Atlantic Fellows trained and active in brain health across 65+ countries
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration7 records

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship and core.

• Alzheimer's AssociationmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 June 2021Collaboration for the 'Jazz, Equity & Brain Health' virtual event held during the Addressing Health Disparities conference hosted by the Alzheimer's Association. Partnership brings together neuroscience and music communities to explore brain health equity.
• San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership launched in June 2019 to explore the intersection of music, creativity, and brain science. Through ongoing series of public talks and musical performances, the partnership explores key concepts of brain health equity through the lenses of neuroscience and music. Programs include 'Unravelling Bolero', 'The Other Side of the Brain', 'The Last Dance', 'Jazz, Equity & Brain Health', and 'Sleep & Dreams' events.
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCSF is one of two host institutions for GBHI. GBHI is housed in the Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center at UCSF. UCSF provides research facilities, clinical practice opportunities through hospitals like Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Mission Neighborhood Health Center, and academic expertise in neurology, neuroscience, and related fields.
• Trinity College DublincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinity College Dublin is the second host institution for GBHI, founded in 1592. Located at the heart of Dublin's city center, Trinity provides historic academic environment with cutting-edge research facilities. Fellows based at Trinity have access to exceptional academic expertise and mentorship from GBHI faculty members.
• Atlantic InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic Institute is part of the Atlantic Fellows network, connecting seven global Atlantic Fellows programs working to advance fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies. GBHI's Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health is one of seven interconnected Atlantic Fellows programs.
• Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Aging-designated Alzheimer's Disease Research Center working to translate research science into improved diagnosis and care for people with dementia. Provides model care for patients and families and serves as the host for GBHI at UCSF.
• Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrainLat is a partner institution where GBHI fellows conduct postdoctoral research. Located at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile, BrainLat focuses on new biomarkers using electroencephalography and mathematical models for dementia research in Latin America.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Alzheimer's Association: Largest US nonprofit in the dementia space with broad portfolio spanning research funding, advocacy, care, and professional society functions via AAIC. Comparable to GBHI in dementia research and equity focus but operates at vastly greater scale and as a broad incumbent rather than a fellowship-specialist. Already a GBHI event partner (Jazz, Equity & Brain Health 2021).
• Alzheimer's Research UK: Leading UK dementia research charity funding biomedical research and policy advocacy with global scientific ambition. Comparable to GBHI in dementia research funding, brain-health public engagement, and policy advocacy, though without GBHI's transdisciplinary/arts or fellow-training component.
• Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation: Nonprofit focused on accelerating drug discovery for Alzheimer's and dementia through translational research funding and venture philanthropy. Comparable to GBHI's research/pilot-award funding arm and brain clocks biomarker work, but specialized in therapeutic pipelines rather than leadership training.

Direct peers

• Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative: Public-private coalition launched at WEF with a similar mission of reducing the global impact of dementia through system-level interventions, training, and policy. Comparable to GBHI in global dementia-equity orientation and in courting the same international health-system and policy-leader audience.
• Dementia Alliance International: Advocacy and peer-support organization led by people living with dementia, with global reach and focus on human rights/equity in dementia. Comparable to GBHI in mission (dementia equity, advocacy, leadership development) though operates via member-driven advocacy rather than academic fellowship model.
• Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity: Sister program within the Atlantic Fellows network operated out of the George Washington University Health Workforce Institute. Targets early-to-mid career leaders tackling health equity, with a similar fellowship/training, lifelong-network model — directly comparable to GBHI in structure, governance by Atlantic Institute, and applicant pool.
• Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity: London School of Economics-based sister program in the same seven-program Atlantic Fellows ecosystem. Same lifelong-fellowship, equity-driven, community-of-leaders model targeting systemic change — directly comparable in mission structure, funder base, and network effects to GBHI.
• Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity: UCLA-based sister program in the same seven-program Atlantic Fellows network focused on racial equity. Shares GBHI's lifelong fellowship design, Atlantic Philanthropies heritage, and target-leader recruitment approach, making it a structural peer for talent and funder competition.

Others

• Global Brain Health Coalition (GBHC) / Atlantic Institute: Convener hub for the seven Atlantic Fellows programs (including GBHI) and the broader Atlantic network of global equity-focused leadership initiatives. Directly analogous in funder base, governance principles, and network-effect design — the meta-organization whose portfolio includes and amplifies GBHI.
• World Federation for Neurology: International NGO representing neurological societies worldwide, with research, training, and policy programs relevant to neurodegeneration. Comparable to GBHI's global-brain-health, academic-policy mission but operates as a professional/clinical society umbrella rather than a fellowship program.

Market position

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCcDZB6scQBbApEvW7uteAw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-brain-health-institute-gbhi-
• Instagraminstagram.com/gbhi_fellows

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Profiles5 records

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