Homa Sabet Tavangar is the author of acclaimed Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World (Random House), The Global Education Toolkit, and co-author of a 3-book World Class Learners series. She is Series Consultant for NBC Sprout Channel’s animated children’s program Nina’s World, starring Rita Moreno and Mandy Patinkin, and Global Education Advisor to Barefoot Books, Quiet Revolution and a consortium of international schools, among others. Homa’s work with diverse schools, corporations, non-profits, and children’s media seeks to optimize learning, empathy, inclusion, women’s empowerment, and global competence. She has been a contributor to Edutopia, NationalGeographic Edu, PBS, HuffingtonPost, KidsHealth.org, the PulitzerCenter, and is a frequent keynote speaker. Homa serves as Vice-Chair of the Tahirih Justice Center, assisting immigrant women and girls fleeing violence. Born in Iran, she has lived on four continents, and her heritage includes four world religions. A graduate of UCLA and Princeton University, she is married and the mother of three daughters, ages 23, 21, and 13.