Joe Holtgreive is an award-winning educator, mediator, and trusted advisor to leaders in the for-profit, non-profit, and educational sectors. He is Assistant Dean of Engineering and, with Professor Bruce Ankenman, Co-founded and Co-Directs the Northwestern Personal Development StudioLab which offers classes, a certificate, resources, events and materials to enhance the personal development of students at Northwestern University. Joe teaches mindfulness, emotional intelligence, design thinking, and improvisational performance to a broad audience that includes undergraduates, executives (through the Kellogg Graduate School of Management), and the Northwestern Men and Women’s Varsity Golf and Women’s Varsity Soccer teams. His work and writing have been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Inside Higher Ed. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and an Ed.M. with an emphasis in adult development and counseling from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education.