Board of Directors and Founders

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Honorary Board Chair

The Dalai Lama is a man of peace. He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression. He also became the first Nobel Laureate to … MORE

Owsley Brown III

Owsley Brown Presents

Board Member, Fellow

Owsley Brown is devoted to sustaining healthy communities by enhancing cultural, spiritual, and civic life. He is a documentary filmmaker, a director of foundations and nonprofit boards, a student of … MORE

Lisette Cooper

Fiduciary Trust International

Board Member

Lisette Cooper, PhD, Vice Chair of Fiduciary Trust International and former CEO of Athena Capital Advisors, has over 30 years of investment management experience. She is a member of Fiduciary … MORE

Sona Dimidjian, PhD

Renée Crown Wellness Institute

Board Chair

Sona Dimidjian, PhD is Director of the Renée Crown Wellness Institute and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her current research projects … MORE

Tsewang Namgyal

Board Member

Tsewang Namgyal is a Director in the Structured Finance Group of Global Corporate and Investment Banking at one of the world’s largest financial institutions. He serves on the Tibet Fund … MORE

Michael Potts

Advance Wave Partners

Board Member

Michael Potts is an investor and strategy consultant with a leadership background spanning commercial and mission-based enterprises. His mission-oriented work includes eight years as board member and six years as … MORE

Aaron Stern

Academy for the Love of Learning

Board Member

Aaron Stern is a composer, educator, internationally recognized consultant on learning, and the founder of the Academy for the Love of Learning, a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based educational institution. He … MORE