Reimbursement
Documentation, credentialing, and claims built for how school districts actually work.
Issue Nº 01Founder & CEO, TadHealthOrange County, CA
Founder. Builder. CEO.
Helping schoolssustain mentalhealth supportforever.
I'm Ben Greiner, founder and CEO of TadHealth. We build the reimbursement and care coordination technology that helps K-12 districts expand and sustain student mental health services.
2026LA TimesOC Executive
Awards
Founder & CEO, TadHealth/Multiple financing rounds raised/USC Viterbi Startup Garage/Technology partner to California's CYBHI/LA Times OC Executive Awards 2026/
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Founder & CEO, TadHealth
Reimbursement and care coordination technology for K-12 school districts.
→ 02 / LaunchpadUSC Viterbi Startup Garage alum
Accepted while at USC. It gave TadHealth early funding.
→ 03 / RecognitionLA Times OC Executive Awards, 2026
Profiled as founder and CEO of TadHealth.
→The origin
Every company starts with a problem. Mine started in school, when I couldn't find crisis support for a close friend in time.
That moment became TadHealth. We guide districts through a reimbursement landscape many considered too complex for education systems to manage, so schools can keep care in place for the students who need it.
Along the way I've become an advocate for youth behavioral healthcare access as other states weigh similar models.
On building
What I believe as a founder.
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Build from a problem you've lived.
The best companies start with a gap you've seen firsthand.
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Go where the complexity is.
Many considered school mental health reimbursement too complex to manage. That's exactly why it's worth solving.
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Build for how customers actually work.
Our tools are built around how school districts operate, not the other way around.
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Compete like an athlete.
The number of things that carried over from hockey into building a business is striking. Hard work, communication, resilience, teamwork, and culture make teams great. They make companies great, too.
The proof: TadHealth
Making school-based care sustainable.
Helping K-12 school districts expand and sustain student mental health services through reimbursement and care coordination technology.
Multiplefinancing rounds raised to build TadHealth
Care coordination
Connecting students, staff, and providers so support arrives in time.
A first in California
A TadHealth-supported district was among the first in California to be paid under the CYBHI model, where TadHealth is a leading technology partner.
How I was built
The chapters before the company.
Professional hockey
I came up through Shattuck-St. Mary's, played junior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) and was a student-athlete at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where I earned a B.A. in American Studies and Entrepreneurial Studies.
I played my first pro games in 2018 with the Norfolk Admirals, the Nashville Predators' minor-league organization, then signed to play in France's Ligue Magnus for Les Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise and the Spartiates de Marseille through 2020.
The TAD Project & LegalMe
While still playing, I founded The TAD Project in 2018, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps friends and family navigate mental health crisis moments. It was a finalist in the 2018 Stu Lieblein '90 Pitch Contest.
In 2020 I founded LegalMe, offering startup legal packages and structure for new companies. Ed tech, legal tech, health tech: I've been building ever since.
USC Dornsife: M.S., Applied Psychology
I studied applied psychology, including organizational development, while building the first version of TadHealth. I was accepted into the USC Viterbi Startup Garage, which incubated the company and gave it early funding.
Master's thesis · USC · M.S. Applied Psychology · 2025
What is the Career and Education Impact of Mental Health Services Being Provided to Students in K-12 and Early Childhood Education Settings?
An interview study with California school professionals, anchored in California's Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI). It recommends sustained financial support, streamlined digital solutions, and paired clinician–wellness coach models.
- Services grew after the pandemic.
- Professionals linked services to improved academic and career outcomes.
- Funding is a critical driver, and gaps in delivery persist.
Founder & CEO, TadHealth, since 2021
TadHealth grew out of The TAD Project. Our mission is to reduce the steps to care. We've raised multiple financing rounds. Our seed round was led by Halcyon Venture Partners, with participation from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Venture Fund. Today we're a leading technology partner supporting California's Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative.
Recognition
OC Executive Awards 2026
Los Angeles Times · Read the profile ↗
Also: Finalist, 2018 Stu Lieblein '90 Pitch Contest (The TAD Project)
Speaking
Invite Ben to speak.
On building a company in a market others called too complex, going from athlete to founder, and sustaining school-based mental health.
- From the ice to the boardroom: what competing teaches founders
- Funding student mental health so it lasts
- Keynotes
- Panels
- Podcasts
Postgame / Community
You competed. Now you build.
A community I started to help former athletes build great businesses. Leave your email and I'll be in touch.