Miki Kashtan is a co-founder of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication. She is inspired by the role of visionary leadership in shaping a livable future, and works toward that vision by sharing the principles and practices of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) through mediation, meeting facilitation, consulting, and training for organizations and for committed individuals. Convergent Facilitation is the process she created to apply Nonviolent Communication principles to multi-stakeholder group decision-making. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California-Berkeley, is the author of three books about the implementation of Nonviolent Communication, and speaks internationally about NVC practices.