Board of Directors & Advisory Councils
Our board and advisors provide deep experience and diverse perspectives from the education, psychology, DEI, business, and technology sectors.
CDI Board
Research Advisory Council
Crystal Clarke, PhDSocial Psychologist, Executive Coach
Peter Coleman, PhDProfessor of Psychology and Education, Columbia University
Morteza Dehghani, PhDAssociate Professor of Psychology and Computer Science, USC
Macrina Dieffenbach, PhDQuantitative UX Researcher, Facebook
Scott Barry Kaufman, PhDPsychologist, author, professor, podcaster
Julia Minson, PhDAssociate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Tenelle Porter, PhDPostdoctoral Researcher, UC Davis
Robb Willer, PhDProfessor of Sociology, Stanford University
Business Advisory Council
Greg BybeeCo-Founder and CEO, Avela
Ron CarucciCo-founder & Manager Partner, Navalent
Charlie ChungVP, Solutions Consulting & Business Development, NovoEd
Josh ClevelandBrand Strategist, Meta
Nava FriedmanDirector of Product, Catchafire
Spencer Greenberg, PhDCEO, Sparkwave
Kate Grey, PhDPerformance Management Lead Researcher, Google
Ciela Hartanov, PsyDFounder & Managing Director, humcollective
Shifra HerzbergSpecial Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Uri HerzbergPartner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Derek KaufmanPhilanthropy, Public Policy Advocacy, and Investing
George KhalafProgram Director, Overdeck Family Foundation
Eric LambVP, Publisher Solutions, Vistar Media
Anya LichtensteinProduct and Growth Marketing Consultant
Sarah Stein LubranoHead of Research, Future Narratives Lab
Irshad ManjiAuthor and Founder, Moral Courage Project
Rahul Mediratta, PhDManager, Organizational Transformation, Deloitte
Shanti NayakPartner, Incandescent
Michael PollackClinical Assistant Professor of Business & Society, NYU-Stern
Alex SarlinDirector of Product, Skillshare
Khalil SmithVP, Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement, Akamai Technologies
Caroline WebbAuthor and Founder, How To Have a Good Day
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