Pam Cantor

Pamela Cantor, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist, Co-Founder and CEO of The Human Potential L.A.B., and a trusted voice on the science of human possibility: how experiences, relationships, and environments expand what people can become. She founded Turnaround for Children, co-founded the Science of Learning and Development Alliance, and advises the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Her keynotes include Aspen Ideas, ASU+GSV, and SXSWedu; her work has appeared in The New York Times, NBC News, NPR, and The Atlantic. She holds an M.D. from Cornell, a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence, and was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard.