Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D.

        Tina Rasmussen began working in the field of organizational development in 1983. She was one of the first consultants to focus her work specifically on improving business performance while employing humanistic business practices. More than 20 years later, the movement to humanize business and incorporate ethical values has become mainstream, and is more needed than ever. Tina is a catalyzing agent of individual and organizational change and growth for her clients. Her decades of experience as a thought partner, trusted confidante, and strategic thinker have proved a valuable resource to executives and leaders in a wide variety of industries and organizations, from the Fortune 50 to small non-profits. She has led nationwide change initiatives and coached executives and professionals at many notable organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, Levi Strauss, the YMCA, Odwalla Juice, and Nestle Foods.

        Dr. Rasmussen is the author of several published books, including Diversity Mosaic (Pfeiffer); Organizational Integrity (UMI) and The ASTD Trainer's Sourcebook--Diversity (McGraw-Hill--also translated into long form Chinese). She has contributed chapters to four anthologies with thought leaders such as Warren Bennis, Peter Senge and Margaret Wheatly, and was a contributor to the book Action Coaching (Jossey-Bass). She has published many articles and has been featured in the magazines Personal Transformation, Vision/Action, Business Ethics, and West. She has also recently co-authored a book on Buddhist meditation called Practicing the Jhanas, published by Shambhala Publications. Tina speaks at conferences on progressive business, leadership and workplace practices, and is listed in Who's Who of International Women. Dr. Rasmussen completed her Ph.D. in human and organizational systems at the Fielding Graduate University. She has guest lectured and UCSF, JFK University, and Stanford University's MBA class "Creativity in Business" with Michael Ray. She has also been certified as a professional coach by IABMCP.

        Tina is certified in Emotional Intelligence, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Enneagram, the Strengths Deployment Invetory, the Values Inventory, NLP, and the Science of Intuition (with Carolyn Myss).  She has also been ordained as a Buddhist nun, is an authorized Buddhist teacher, and is an ordained spiritual counselor. Her deep meditative and spiritual practice spans more than 30 years. Tina was raised in Chicago, enjoyes hiking and dancing, and spends much of her free time attending and leading meditation retreats. She is happily married, lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has two adult step children.