Bio

Dara is a two-time best-selling author with a knack for putting issues that matter on the map. She has 20+ years of experience facilitating trust-building conversations, conducting research to inform policy, and leading grassroots campaigns for systems change. Her work has been featured in the United Nations, U.S. Congress, Harvard Education Spotlight Series, London Times, NBC, and NPR. In 2012, she led A Big Project which created a platform bringing together citizens from 97 countries to build trust and develop a common blueprint for global progress. More recently she has created a system for depolarizing communities in conflict over ideological differences. Her campaigns for change have been touted as "the best ever seen" by state legislators, White House leaders and UN Officials. Dara has a master's with honors in Public Policy from the London School of Economics.