Lori Schwanbeck, MA, is an expert in the conditions that enable people to thrive in personal and professional life. She brings her passion in creating lives of meaning and aliveness to her clients as a leadership development consultant, mindfulness teacher, and licensed psychotherapist. As a senior teacher and program designer at the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, Lori has taught leadership and mindfulness-based emotional intelligence worldwide. She has facilitated trainings in diverse organizations including: Stanford Hospital, UCSF, The Kingdom of Bhutan, United Nations, LinkedIn, Sonoma County first responders, and Google. Lori founded "The Mindfulness Advantage in Women's Leadership" to meet the needs for inclusive leadership that makes room for courage alongside compassion, competence alongside cooperation, and confidence alongside connection.

In addition to international organizational training, Lori co-founded Mindfulness Therapy Associates, a psychotherapy and coaching practice in San Francisco. In both her organizational consulting and coaching practice, Lori believes that people flourish in environments where they feel connected with, cared for, and committed to. Lori is a student of beauty and awe and her personal vitality is enhanced through contemplative time in nature as well as creative collaboration with friends.