Dawa is a visionary leader, teacher, author and research specialist. He is the President/CEO of Empowerment Holdings, LLC, an international leadership training and consulting firm that trains business leaders and organizations in Mindful Leadership and Conscious Business.
An advanced Buddhist practitioner for over 20 years, he completed two 3-year meditation retreats and teaches as an authorized, non-sectarian lama of the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism in the U.S. and abroad. He is the acting resident teacher of the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Santa Barbara.