Randy Taran is the founder & CEO of Project Happiness, a non-profit organization that specializes in emotional resilience-building programs that are used by people of all ages and endorsed by public schools, private institutions and universities around the U.S. and the world. With social media used as a platform for positive change, the organization’s daily memes are followed by over 2 million people globally. Randy is the author of the Project Happiness Handbook, and producer of the award-winning documentary, Project Happiness where students from young people from three continents ask the question “What is lasting happiness?” In the film, they talk with George Lucas, Richard Gere, neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson and unite in India for a private audience with the Dalai Lama. Randy is passionate about the inner life of young people. She enjoys speaking globally on utilizing the Science of Happiness, compassion and mindfulness as practical daily tools, and serves as a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and Edutopia. She is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher, and holds her MBA in International Business and Marketing from New York University. Randy lives with her family near Palo Alto, California.