Robert Fettgather, PH.D. Is co-founder and a discussion leader of the Tashi Lhunpo Sangha. He has studied psychology and religion since his undergraduate years when he received his initial meditation instruction at the San Francisco Zen Center.

His career has spanned the professions of education, clinical psychology, and executive and life coaching. Robert currently teaches online courses in abnormal psychology and human growth and development.

He is certified as a trainer in stress management by the Institute for Personality and Ability Testing, and in Medical Hypnosis by the Los Gatos Institute.

In 2016, he completed the Compassion Cultivation Training offered by The Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, taught at the Sangha by Gonzalo Brito. Robert is a member of The One Earth Sangha, The Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Psychologists for Social Responsibility. He resides in Grass Valley, California.