Ana Homayoun

Ana Homayoun is an author, academic advisor, and early career development strategist who has spent more than 25 years working directly with students, families, and schools to help young people build the executive functioning skills they need to thrive. She is the founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, a Silicon Valley-based academic advising firm that helps students navigate school and life in a technology- and social media-driven world, and the founder and executive director of Luminaria Learning Solutions, a nonprofit that brings executive functioning work directly into schools and classrooms. Her work also extends into workplaces, where she helps organizations support staff retention and growth.

Homayoun is the author of four books: That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week, The Myth of the Perfect Girl, Social Media Wellness, and, most recently, Getting In Is Not Enough: The New Blueprint for Success Beyond Grades, Test Scores, and College Admission, a retitled and updated edition of her book Erasing the Finish Line. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, NBC News, and NPR, and in The Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.