Lee-Anne Gray is a psychologist, educator, author, and national speaker. In her private practice, she served as a forensic and clinical consulting psychologist to public defenders, families, students, and school districts throughout the state of California. Gray was also a TEDx organizer. Formerly an instructor of Psychology of Gender in the Departments of Psychology/Women’s Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, Gray founded The Connect Group in 2011, and continues to serve the global educational community with innovative professional development seminars in self-compassion, LGBTQ+ youth, Design Thinking, EmpathicEducation, as well as with transformational coaching.