Kat Thompson

About Kat Thompson

I enjoy working with thoughtful companies that serve human experience.Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked across large-scale consumer and enterprise platforms at Twitter, Intel, and Nike Digital/International, where I developed a deep appreciation for systems thinking, operational rigor, and what it takes to ship products used by millions.Alongside my corporate career, I’ve founded and led four startups since 2010. One operated successfully for five years before I returned to enterprise during a season of life change; another was well-timed in vision but ultimately halted by COVID. Today, I’m operating a mature, regulated business entering its fourth year while simultaneously building a new pre-seed venture — my most ambitious work to date.My pre-seed venture is ZAYA Society, the world’s first tech company designed exclusively for women who travel solo. ZAYA is social by design but employs an anti-algorithm philosophy that rewards usefulness over attention. It captures lived experience, patterns, and real-world insight from women around the globe and turns that intelligence into safer, smarter, more confident travel decisions.In parallel I continue to operate Fractal Health, now entering its fourth year. Fractal Health delivers licensed, regulated psilocybin therapy under Oregon’s OHA framework, supported by a world-class provider group. My work there spans clinical operations, public education, public speaking, and the responsible integration of psychedelic care into modern mental-health systems. I hold an active facilitator license myself and am able to conduct sessions legally.Across everything I build, my through-line is the same: designing systems that respect human complexity, scale responsibly, and value real-world trust over data mining or ad delivery.I’m most energized by early-stage strategy, product architecture, and the hard, often invisible work of turning ambitious ideas into grounded, executable realities.In my personal life I enjoy fantasy books and novels, anime, cooking absurdly fancy meals at home, long walks in the rain with a warm coat and no umbrella, parenting my teen and pets, and of course.the freedom and adventure that come with global travel.I welcome conversations with fellow builders, connectors, travel lovers, curious nerds, and coffee devotees.

Experience

1. Founder & Executive Director

   Fractal Health Consulting

   Jan 2023 — Present · Beaverton, OR, US

   Founded and scaled one of the world’s first licensed, regulated psilocybin therapy providers under Oregon’s OHA framework.Fractal Health is among approximately 25 legal psychedelic therapy provider groups globally and is the only clinic in Oregon that is solely women-owned and operated.Led end-to-end market entry, clinical operations, pricing strategy, and regulatory compliance in an entirely new healthcare category — achieving nearly $500K in gross revenue in year one while serving 500+ clients with a 95% positive outcome rate.Focus areas include ethical care delivery, provider education, operational excellence, and the responsible integration of psychedelic therapy into modern mental-health systems.

Education

• George Fox University

  B.S., Computer and Information Science

  1997 — 2000

• University of Liverpool

  Certificate, Post-Bacc. Business Administration

  2002 — 2004

• Oregon Health & Science University

  Master of Science (MS), Technology Business Management

  2008 — 2011