Laura Burgis

Laura Burgis is a developmental psychologist, nonprofit leader, consultant, and educator whose work focuses on how organizations and learning communities are designed, led, and governed to support collective wellbeing, to optimize human potential. Her scholarship and applied work sit at the intersection of organizational psychology and human development, with particular emphasis on culture transformation. A distinctive focus of her work is the development of learning communities that foster collective wellbeing and ecological belonging — an emerging and interdisciplinary frontier.

Burgis serves as Executive Director and Founder of the Human Values Center, a nonprofit public-benefit organization that partners with universities, public agencies, nonprofits, and global networks for organizational- and systems-level social impact. In service, she is an active member of the Higher Education Wellbeing Project (WHEN), a global initiative anchored by Georgetown University; a board trustee of the ACPA International Higher Education Association; and serves as Chairman of the Global Charter for Compassion board of directors. Her social enterprise board appointments include My Homies Kitchen, Fresno, CA, and Baltazar & Rose, Inc., Los Angeles, CA.