Li Chan, Ph.D.

Li Chan, Ph.D. is the Buddhist chaplain at San Francisco Juvenile Hall, where he teaches a weekly class, “Anger Control Using Meditation.” He also teaches “Stress Control Using Meditation” classes at the San Francisco County Jail and the Sheriff’s Department substance abuse program. Once a year, he travels to Thailand for a month-long retreat to practice meditation for 8 – 12 hours a day. For his “day job,” Professor Chan holds a faculty position in the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, teaching courses on school district financial management. Previously he was the Chief Financial Officer of St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California, and Chief Technology Officer at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.