Peggy Yin is PhD student in psychology at Stanford University, where she leverages methods from the social sciences and human-computer interaction to design and study transformative experiences. She also directs the Cognitive Security Task Force, a student affinity group at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI focused on understanding the applied cognitive effects of emerging technologies, and serves as a board member at LearnerStudio. Previously, Yin led the development of well-being technologies at MIT Media Lab, Teach for America and Ars Electronica. An award-winning artist, musician, technologist and educator, her work has been featured in the Aspen Ideas Festival, FastCompany World Changing Ideas, the WSJ Future of Everything Festival, SXSW, Carnegie Hall, BBC Radio, MIT Museum and the United Nations. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University, where she studied computational neuroscience and art history.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Public Sector
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce María Corina Machado, leader of Venezuela’s democracy movement, as the third and final recipient of the 2026 Concordia Leadership Award, recognized for

