Sharyn Tenn
Founder & CEO, Flourish51
Sharyn Tenn is an executive leader, educator, ICF Level 2 Certified Coach, and founder of Flourish51, a strengths-based innovation studio advancing human flourishing through positive psychology, human-centered design, and systems thinking. With more than 30 years of experience across global development, public health, education, and organizational leadership in over 35 countries, she specializes in translating research into practical strategies that help individuals, teams, and communities thrive.
A graduate of Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and certified in Innovation and Human-Centered Design through Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Sharyn has led executive-level initiatives with global nonprofits, multilateral organizations, educators, and public sector leaders. She is the Founder and CEO of Flourish51, a research and innovation studio launching four new living laboratories as part of a five-year research program exploring how human-centered design and wellbeing science can be integrated into practical tools that help people and organizations flourish. Its youth initiative, the Flourishing Youth Academy, is a strengths-based, flourishing-centered design academy that equips young people to design lives of purpose, wellbeing, creativity, leadership, and contribution.
Whether coaching leaders, designing educational systems, facilitating innovation processes, or building global coalitions, Shayn is committed to helping people reconnect to their unique constellation of strengths, imagine new possibilities, and design for flourishing.
Via Strengths Profile
Signature Character Strengths: Creativity, Love of Learning, Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence, Love, Spirituality
Credentials
Master of International Affairs in Global Development | Columbia University
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies | American University
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish & Latin American Studies | American University
ICF Level 2 Certified Coach | Applied Positive Psychology
Certified Executive | Innovation & Human-Centered Design
Certified Educator | Positive Psychology Education; National Geographic Explorer Mindset Learning Framework
Certified Professional | Diversity & Inclusion
