As the executive director of Civic Health Project, a nonpartisan grantmaking organization, Kristin Hansen is dedicated to accelerating the efforts of practitioners, creatives, and academics who seek to reduce polarization, foster social cohesion, and improve civil discourse in our citizenry, politics, and media. In addition to her role at Civic Health Project, Hansen serves as a co-chair for the More Perfect campaign and as an advisory board member for AllSides, Listen First Project, and Business for America. She also serves as a lecturer and coach in strategic communications at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Prior to her current work in civil discourse, Hansen held senior executive roles at IBM, Intel, and multiple start-up software companies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master’s degree in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.