Cecilia McGough (she/they) is a New York City/Boston-based mental health activist, nonprofit executive director at SWP, VASTS mentor at NASA Langley, keynote speaker, co-author, consultant, and former pulsar astronomer. Although being autistic and having schizophrenia, she refuses to let her diagnoses define her. McGough is the founder and executive director of the global nonprofit Students With Psychosis, a 501(c)(3) organization empowering student leaders and advocates worldwide through community building and collaboration. She is a VASTS mentor through NASA Langley Research Center and a former Global Shaper and task force member of the World Economic Forum. In 2020 and 2022, McGough was consulted as a conference advisor for Healthevoices and is currently serving on the planning committee for the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale from 2022 to the present. McGough made her mark early in her career at the age of 17 by co-discovering PSR J1930-1852, which has the widest known orbit around another neutron star. This discovery opened doors, leading to her publication as a co-author in the Astrophysical Journal and representation of the United States in the International Space Olympics in Russia. McGough’s story as a radio astronomer is documented in the film “Little Green Men,” and her advocacy journey can be seen in the PBS Documentary “Mysteries of Mental Illness,” which is available for streaming on Amazon Prime. With over 40 million views, her journey has been featured in prominent media outlets such as CBS This Morning, Glamour UK, Fortune, The Boston Globe, Women’s Health Magazine, Forbes, PBS, USA Today College, Healthline, Barcroft TV, Anthony Padilla, Daily Mail, The Indian Express, Astronomy Now, NAMI, MTV University, Parade, TEDx, SBSK, WGBH, Mental Health America, Psychology Today, and more.