Dr. Kimberly B. George is a writer, teacher, and scholar of gender, race, and religion. She teaches leaders on the progressive religious left to build anti-racist, feminist coalitions in service of a multireligious democracy. Combining historical knowledge of social change with psychodynamic theory, her pedagogy values creativity, somatic experience, and integration of head and heart. Unique to her approach, she guides contemplative writing practices that compel intra-subjective exploration and spiritual and intellectual formation.

While deeply shaped by academic research and an affiliate of Columbia University, her vision for 15 years has been to open the enclosures of academia to support lifelong learning and social change. Her programs have trained diverse leaders—including in K-12 education, medicine, philanthropy, psychotherapy, and faith communities—to apply a feminist, decolonial, and critical race understanding to their mission and community practices. 

She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Ethnic Studies from UC San Diego. She was a Merit Scholar at Yale Divinity School, earning an M.A. in religious history (summa cum laude), then serving as a postgraduate fellow at Yale University in gender equity and policy. Before her academic path, she trained as a therapist, an experience which shapes her holistic pedagogy and the psychosocial writing practices offered in her programs and courses.