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Amy Blankson

Tamara Lechner

Dr. Bobo Blankson

Paul Lechner

Meet the Creators

Amy Blankson

Tamara Lechner

Dr. Bobo Blankson

Paul Lechner

Our Dual Advisory

Built with YOUTH
youth COUNCIL 2025/26

Our first group of 16 successful Youth Council applicants includes students ages 11-19. They meet with the founding team monthly to ensure First Phone License is designed and deployed WITH youth rather than FOR youth.
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WITH Thanks to our EXPERT COUNCIL

Dr. Laura Marciano

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Sara Filipčić

emotionally intelligent AI for families

Dr. Michael Rich

pediatrician, child health researcher, children's media specialist

Dr. Jenny Francis

Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Public Health UT Southwestern

Dr. Melissa Coyne

Child & School Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Doug Walker

Mercy Family Center

Paul Espinas

Kaiser Permanente

Richard Culatta

ISTE (CEO) & Bestselling Author

Meghan Fitzgerald

Tinkergarten

Michelle Culver

Rithm Project

Brian Fitzgerald

Ex-Yahoo, Audible, Amazon

Jess Ringeberg

CareConscious

Rebecca Kirstein Resch

Rithm Project

Matthew Manos

USC

Diane D'Costa

designing a more just and inclusive world at IDEO

Chris Bennett

CEO, Wonderschool

Dr. Carmalita Seitz

ISTE

Sheri Gilchrist

Digital Transformation & School Financial Literacy

Tanyella Leta

Advancing Human Flourishing with AI @Harvard x MIT

Jason Weeby

preparing learners for a future of purpose, well-being, contribution in the age of AI

Antonia Rudenstine

Executive Director, reDesign

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