Thea Runyan is the co-founder of Kurbo, the first mobile weight management program designed especially for children, teens and their parents. For 15 years, Thea served as the Lead Behavior Coach for the Pediatric Weight Control Program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, where her expertise in this field helped thousands of families manage their weight and lead healthier lifestyles. Thea is a certified fitness instructor, yoga teacher, soccer coach, runner, and activist for healthy communities, – and her proudest accomplishment, mom to three daughters. She received her BA from UC Berkeley and MPH from San Jose State University.
