LAURA BERLAND

Executive Director | Tech Entrepreneur | Teacher

Be, With Compassion

Laura Berland is the Executive Director of the Center for Compassionate Leadership. She is a weaver of transformative businesses and experiences, as a serial tech entrepreneur, Fortune 500 executive, meditation teacher, yoga therapist, non-profit co-founder/board member, executive coach, and digital media creator. For the last nine years, she has served as CMO of StarTalk Network, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Now, through the Center for Compassionate Leadership, she is sharing a new model for our time that melds evidence-based principles of leadership and the latest scientific research with the wisdom of contemplative practices. Laura has extensive experience in teaching and facilitation with groups including entrepreneurs, executives, post-doctoral students, military veterans, and yoga/meditation teachers. She is an E-RYT500 (accredited educator) from Yoga Alliance, and C-IAYT (certified yoga therapist) from International Association of Yoga Therapists. Laura is an alumna of Cornell University and New York University.