Otto Scharmer, a Senior Lecturer at MIT and Founding Chair of the Presencing Institute, has spent two decades fostering cross-sector systems transformation. Author of bestselling books including “Theory U” and “Presence,” he introduced the concept of “presencing.” He co-founded the MITx u-lab, impacting over 240,000 users globally. Born near Hamburg, his vision was shaped by regenerative farming, inspiring his philosophy on social fields as the basis for visible transformation. Otto emphasizes the shift from extractive to regenerative economic systems, connecting mindsets from ego to eco. Building that infrastructure is the purpose of the u-school for Transformation. He earned his PhD in economics and has received numerous awards, including the Elevating Humanity Award in 2021.

Dayna is Pam and Pierre Omidyar Dean of the Tisch College of Civic Life Tufts University and Executive Director of the Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) at MIT. Dayna was previously an Associate Director at the Rockefeller Foundation and has also worked as a voting rights lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Kelvy is a graphic facilitator specializing in systemic mapping of content within collaborative and multi-stakeholder environments.

Arawana’s pioneering work as a choreographer, performer and educator is deeply sourced in collaborative improvisation. She currently heads the creation of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) for the Presencing Institute. Working with Otto Scharmer and colleagues at the Presencing Institute, she brings her background in the arts, meditation and social justice to creating “social presencing” that makes visible both current reality and emerging future possibilities.

Eva is the Social Innovator in Residence at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Her present work builds on over two decades experience in experiential learning, in both formal and adjunct educational settings. In its essence, this work is about co-creating contexts for transformational learning experiences in the service of positive social impact and innovation. Having been drawn to great pedagogy and ‘learning that matters’ from an early age, Eva began her career with Outward Bound Wales and later Brathay Hall Trust in the United Kingdom. There she co-designed & delivered over 60 residential experiential learning courses focusing on personal, group and organizational/community development before joining Concordia University’s Applied Human Sciences Department in 2001.

Antoinette Klatzky is a partner in strategy and operations for the Eileen Fisher Community Foundation, which works to bring transformational change for the betterment of society and the planet. She has been a member of the Presencing Institute community since 2010. She continues to build personal growth and mindfulness-based curriculum for Eileen Fisher's newest initiative, Lifework. Antoinette has served on multiple local non-profit boards. She currently serves on the board of the Westchester Community Foundation and as the Co-Chair of the Westchester Women’s Agenda.