Dr. Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. He has authored numerous New York Times bestsellers including The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.

Dr. Neff is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the world's leading expert on self-compassion. She is the author of the book Self-Compassion and has developed an eight-week program to teach self-compassion skills in daily life, called Mindful Self-Compassion.

Dr. Simon-Thomas is the science director of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. She is a co-instructor of its Science of Happiness online course. Emiliana is a leading expert on the neuroscience and psychology of compassion, kindness, gratitude, and other “pro-social” skills.

Dr. Hanson is a psychologist and Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. He is the author of Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom.