Pat Daniel, PhD

Pat Daniel works as a consultant and trainer, supporting corporations and non-profits on strategic planning, communications, sustainability, organization development and executive coaching. In her previous position for seven years, she was the associate director of Ceres, a national network of investors and environmental groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges. She interfaced with many Ceres companies, investors and stakeholder groups, and directed the annual Ceres Conference. She played a key role in the development and launch of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and represented Ceres at the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. As the chief operating officer, Pat managed finance, operations, human resources, board relations and strategic planning during a period when the organization more than doubled in size.

Before joining Ceres, Pat spent 11 years at Polaroid Corporation, where she served as worldwide training manager for Total Quality Management and corporate ethics and compliance. She led a re-engineering effort within product development and manufacturing to enhance and streamline design for the environment and product stewardship. She managed the company’s environmental training and participated in the development of Polaroid’s Ceres environmental report. As an internal consultant and coach, she advised executives and employees on organizational and team development for a variety of functions.

As a certified professional level Kripalu yoga teacher, Pat has taught yoga and meditation for 20 years. She has a particular interest in the intersection between yoga and the natural world, and has written about outdoor meditation for Yoga Journal. She holds a B.A. in behavioral sciences from Rice University, M.A and Ph.D. in psychology from Boston University, and was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship in health psychology at Brown University.