Stephen Smith
Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer
NOCD
Speaker
Stephen Smith is the Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of NOCD, the largest
provider focused on ending worldwide suffering caused by obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD) and related conditions. After emerging from a personal struggle
with undiagnosed OCD, and experiencing the success of Exposure & Response
Prevention (ERP) therapy first-hand, Stephen made it his mission to transform the
behavioral health treatment system, starting with the goal of creating an anytime,
anywhere virtual care platform that allows those suffering with OCD to be
diagnosed quickly and accurately, as well as treated appropriately using ERP
therapy - considered the gold standard treatment for OCD.
Since its inception, NOCD has built the world’s largest OCD patient community online and has become the #1 provider
of ERP therapy. Its international OCD-specialized network provides hundreds of thousands of treatment visits annually
and is contracted to serve hundreds of millions of Americans as an insurance-benefit. Moreover, the NOCD Therapy
treatment model was proven by peer-reviewed research to significantly reduce OCD severity in half the amount of time
than standard, leveraging a combination of "tech & touch."
Smith has secured over $90 M in financing since NOCD launched commercially in 2018. He was also named to the
Crain's Notable Entrepreneur list in 2020, the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2021, Business Insider 40 under 30 in 2023,
and the Top 50 In Digital Health list in 2022.