Lara Tiedens, Ph.D. is currently the Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and previously was the President of Scripps College in Claremont, California, Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars, and Senior Associate Dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has served on a number of boards including at The Center for Creative Leadership, AlixPartners, IES Abroad, and the Webb Schools. She is a social psychologist and organizational scholar with expertise in leadership, team dynamics, and governance. Lara advises Brettschneider Executive Search across our higher education and nonprofit practices, works with institutions and candidates on achieving their greatest potential, and provides coaching to newly placed and long term leaders and boards across industries.