David Tian, Ph.D.

David Tian, Ph.D., works privately with founders and high achievers on the inner life — meaning, purpose, legacy, and the relationships that hold a life together. The inner work shapes the outer life it's pointed at: what the next decade builds, who you build it with, and what that decade adds up to.

His private clients include founders of unicorn companies, leadership of Fortune 100 companies, and family principals across Asia.

He's a Certified IFS Therapy Practitioner (Level 3), Brown University Certified Coach, and former university professor of Asian philosophy, moral psychology, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and fellowships from Harvard and Princeton.

His podcast asks what a well-lived life requires once achievement stops being enough... and why the inner work most founders skip is what shapes everything they build next.

David is most proud of being a devoted father and husband.

https://davidtianphd.com/