Guiding the mission of Compassion Institute
Meet our
Thupten Jinpa, PhD
President
Stephen Butler
Executive Director
Aproteem Choudhury
Program Director
Health
Tori Higa-Sarris
Public & Corporate Programs
Jonathan Ayala
Program Manager
Shireen Mansouri, MD
Content Lead, CCT Teacher
Maria Paula Jimenez Palacio
Content Lead
CCT Teacher Training
Philippe Goldin, PhD
Research Consultant, Senior CCT Teacher
Jenna Pryor
Research, Evaluation, and Learning Consultant
Hrayr Artunyan
Technical Advisor
Logan Smith
Digital Operations & Marketing Manager
Yayoi Wakabayashi
Website and Systems
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D
Chairman, Co-Founder
Katharine C. “KC” Branscomb
Co-Founder & Director Emeritus
Beth Cross
Director
Kirk Hanson
Raymond “Rip” Gellein, Jr.
Alem Makonnen
Margaret Cullen, MFT
Founding Faculty
Monica Hanson
Erika Rosenberg, PhD
Kelly McGonigal
Leah Weiss, PhD, MSW
Maria Paula Jimenez
US and International
Gonzalo Brito, PhD
International
