#462 Shannon Roche, CEO of the Yoga Alliance – Special: International Day of Yoga 2019

Shannon Roche and Ernesto Gluecksmann

Shannon Roche, President & Chief Executive Officer of Yoga Alliance and Yoga Alliance Foundation has been a yoga student for nearly 20 years. Her career has centered around driving social impact by bringing mainstream institutions’ strengths to bear in support of initiatives that bring communities and coalitions together for the greater good. Prior to joining Yoga Alliance and the Yoga Alliance Foundation as Chief Operating Officer in 2017, Shannon led stakeholder engagement for the U.S. Commerce Secretary to forward the Obama Administration’s top economic policy priorities and has served on the founding leadership teams of three innovative non-profits.

Yoga Alliance is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Their mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga. The organization supports yoga teachers, community leaders who make tremendous societal contributions by helping individuals find stability and balance of body, mind and life. They receive the support to allow them to continue to serve and grow in these roles, while focusing on what they do best – sharing the gifts of yoga with others.