Denise Daniels, Ph.D. is a developmental psychologist, Enneagram consultant, and Silicon Valley startup executive. She brings her 40-year study of the Enneagram system to consulting in the empirical sciences, the intersection of the Enneagram with formal, mathematical and data sciences, and the ancient discovery, history, and cosmic laws of the Enneagram. As a certified teacher in The Narrative Enneagram, Daniels has taught and facilitated workshops on the Enneagram in both Silicon Valley companies and at Stanford University.
Daniels holds psychology degrees including a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She completed four years of postdoctoral work at Stanford University Medical Center. Daniels is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and online publications, including The WID Factor and The Meaning of Life and Other Things You Need to Know.
Daniels has deep personal and professional interests in the human growth potential and transpersonal psychology. The search for meaning in the mystery of being human, the exploration of consciousness and the cosmos, and understanding knowledge beyond what is visible are her current areas of study. She is carrying on the work and legacy of David Daniels, M.D., one of the founding fathers of the modern Enneagram at drdaviddaniels website