Khu Thao

Khu Thao, PsyD, LICSW, LP, was selected as Canvas Health’s Chief Executive Officer in 2022.

Dr. Thao is a highly respected leader in the mental health care community and previously served as Vice President of Community Mental Health as well as Senior Director of Operations at Touchstone Mental Health in Minneapolis. Prior to that, her professional roles have included Clinical Manager at Amherst Wilder Foundation, Clinical Psychologist Fellow at the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, clinician at Washburn Center for Children, and child protection social worker for both Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.

Thao has an Executive Leadership Certification for Nonprofit Management from University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, a Psy.D. from Minnesota School of Professional Psychology, a Master of Social Work from the University of Minnesota, and a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College. She is a recipient of the prestigious Bush Fellowship and a Title VI-E Welfare Fellowship.