Yujia Zhu

Yujia Zhu is a PhD candidate in Transpersonal Psychology focusing on ethical and transpersonal leadership at Sofia University. Before her doctoral studies, she held leadership positions in the nonprofit and social innovation sectors, and is the solo founder of For A Safer Space (FASS) and solo creator of FASSLING.AI—the world’s first fully AI-driven nonprofit platform with a virtual safe space providing unlimited, free emotional and life coaching services globally. Yujia’s work has earned her recognition as a thought leader in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector, including her appointment to the Forbes Nonprofit Council and her service on the board of Community Boards, the longest-running mediation, conflict resolution, and restorative justice center in the United States. She has also earned herself recognition as an established science-based thought leader in the coaching sector when she was invited to join the most prestigious professional fellow membership at the Institute of Coaching (IOC), based at McLean Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham and the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School. She holds advanced degrees in Advanced Clinical Practice from Columbia University, Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting from New York University, as well as dual MSCS and MBA degrees from Sofia University. Her research and professional interests span religion and spirituality, business ethics, industrial-organizational psychology, asexuality, social entrepreneurship, human-centered design, and holistic human care.