
Jeff Leifer
Jeff Leifer is an impact advisor, educator and founder of Circadian, a cross-sector collaboration lab focused on alternative mental health and consciousness. Jeff spearheaded the Psychedelic Listening Project, which documents diverse views on the state of the psychedelic ecosystem to inform best practices for philanthropists. Jeff is founding director of Kindred Trust, a philanthropic initiative which supports the integration of wisdom into society by catalyzing high-impact psychedelic and indigenous initiatives. Jeff co-founded the Psychedelic Research, Education and Policy (PREP) funding program at the Threshold Foundation and recently completed terms on the board of directors for the Ketamine Research Foundation. Jeff is visiting faculty for the Hakomi Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy Training program and serves on the faculty of Mind Medicine Australia’s Psychedelic Certificate program. Jeff has worked extensively with Indigenous communities in the Global South to support the embodiment of plant medicine lineage and forest-based, economic resiliency. Jeff has an MBA from Yale University and BA from the University of California at San Diego.