About Anthony Sartori

Early in college, Anthony had a panic attack which landed him in an emergency room. He felt alone in his struggles, so he connected with other students with similar stories and feelings of isolation. Together they launched a campaign, “Terps are in Crisis.” As a result, supporting student mental health is now written into the strategic plan at the University of Maryland.

After graduating, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony started working in a grocery store. Within six months, he was burned out from the stress, high turnover, and heavy workloads. Always on the verge of quitting, he started thinking about how things could be done differently. He introduced a 15-minute culture-building meeting which turned into a year-long pilot program that transformed his work environment from isolated silos to a community that unionized and won. This experience led to him founding Evolving Minds, a nonprofit with a mission to create a culture of care. After six years as Executive Director, he sunset the organization to launch his own social venture and speak nationally.

Beyond himself and the workplace, he started to notice this crisis of connection everywhere. So, he picked up his camera. Since 2015, he has been documenting this ‘Epidemic of Loneliness’ from his Baltimore neighborhood to around the world.

Anthony is a social entrepreneur who’s on a mission to build a connected society. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Maryland and is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab. He lives in the beautiful city of Baltimore in the Riverside neighborhood with his wife, cat and dog.