I am the Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering leaders an in-depth exploration of mindful leadership training and its impact on the cultivation of leadership excellence. I founded the Institute in January, 2011, after ending my legal/business career as a senior executive with a Fortune 200 company. In 2006, while still an officer at General Mills, I taught the very first mindful leadership curricula to a group of colleagues. Demand then began to spread throughout the company and, since 2008, to thousands of leaders at organizations around the world. I have brought this training to the World Economic Forum, Brookings Institute and top business schools. I am the author of the award winning, international best-selling book, "Finding the Space to Lead: A Practical Guide to Mindful Leadership." My work has been featured in the BBC, Huff Post Live, NY Times, Financial Times, Time magazine, CNBC, CEO magazine and Forbes.