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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