Our Team
We aim to embody the benefits of a well-balanced mind and are dedicated to helping individuals and organizations sustain peak professional performance with ease, kindness and compassion. Our teachers have rich and diverse backgrounds that include coaching senior executives at Fortune 100 companies, working in the world’s top neuroscience labs and holding prominent executive positions in leading companies.
Our staff, board and teachers all share a personal commitment to practice what we teach.
Board of Directors

Arianna Huffington
Chair, President and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post; author of 14 books, including Thrive

Karen May
Vice President of People Development at Google, former Organizational Psychologist and Leadership coach, Senior Advisor to the SIYLI board

Scott Kriens
Co-founder of the 1440 Foundation, Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Juniper Networks, Advisor to the SIYLI board

Jayesh Goyal
Senior Vice President at Aggreko; clean energy advocate; Advisory Board Member of Sunday Friends

Bill Duane
Bill is a well-being expert, engineering executive, organizational consultant and former head of the Well Being and Learning Group at Google.
Advisory Board

Arianna Huffington
Chair, President and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post; author of 14 books, including Thrive

Karen May
Vice President of People Development at Google, former Organizational Psychologist and Leadership coach, Senior Advisor to the SIYLI board

Scott Kriens
Co-founder of the 1440 Foundation, Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Juniper Networks, Advisor to the SIYLI board

Golbie Kamarei
Head of People at Quay, Founder of BlackRock Mindfulness, TED Talk 'Success at What Cost?', Advisor on Future of Work/HR Tech with Kamarei Advisory.

Ryan Moore
Media & technology leader. Head of Strategy at Quibi. Former Global Director of Video at Twitter. Advisor to tech/wellness organizations.

Toussaint Bailey
CEO of Enso Wealth, Founder of the Just Listen Project, impact investment advisor.
We are proud to showcase a team of talented individuals who have completed our yearlong teacher training program and are certified to teach the SIY program.

Sarah Salamon
Teacher Training Program Manager
Sarah is passionate about cultivating and creating space for empowered humans to connect mindfully, teach & grow.

Chade-Meng Tan
Bestselling author and philanthropist.

Marc Lesser
Author, speaker, facilitator, executive coach and Zen teacher

Philippe Goldin
Professor of Neuroscience, researcher in cognitive-affective and contemplative neuroscience, health psychology and behavioral science.