For the past 24 years, Henry Gellis has been a California-based angel investor who has funded start-up companies with promising potential in the health, fitness, and mindfulness realm. Along with world-renowned motivational speaker Tony Robbins, Henry Gellis is one of the biggest investors in Awaken.com, which promotes enlightened media focusing on ways to better the Earth as well as one's own body, mind, and spirit. The website also includes an online shop with books, games, and other mindfulness-related products.

Prior to focusing solely on investment opportunities, Henry Gellis worked in the entertainment industry. As a film producer, he worked with actors like Robert De Niro, Leigh Taylor Young, Barbara Streisand, George C. Scott, and Charles Bronson. Early in his career, he sang under the name Johnny Angel in a band that also included Felix Cavaliere and Lou Reed. Mr. Gellis holds a bachelor's degree in history from Syracuse University. He maintains an active lifestyle through his love of hiking, yoga, and power-walking.