Prior to his death, Don Riso, M.A., was one of the foremost teachers and developers of the Enneagram in the world. A bestselling author in the field and co-Founder of The Enneagram Institute, he was also a Founding Director of the International Enneagram Association. Don held a degree in Social Psychology from Stanford University as a Ford Foundation Fellow. Don and co-author and collaborator Russ Hudson had five best-selling books:
The Wisdom of the Enneagram,
Personality Types,
Understanding the Enneagram,
Discovering Your Personality Type, and
Enneagram Transformations which have sold over a million copies worldwide.
The Enneagram Institute is dedicated to the Work of human understanding and liberation using the Enneagram, an ancient symbol of unity and diversity, change and transformation. The Enneagram Institute was founded in 1995 by Don Riso and Russ Hudson to further their research and development of this remarkably insightful and useful approach to understanding human nature. The Enneagram Institute’s activities have included training Faculty and Authorized Workshop Teachers as well as Certifying Riso-Hudson Teachers around the world.
The Enneagram Institute is based in Stone Ridge, New York