Thupten Jinpa, PhD, was trained as a monk at the Shartse College of Gaden Monastic University, South India, where he received the Geshe Lharam degree, as well as a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and a doctorate degree in religious studies, both from Cambridge University.
Jinpa has been the principal English translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama since 1985 and has translated and collaborated on numerous books by the Dalai Lama, including the New York Times best seller Ethics for the New Millennium. His own publications include A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives and translations of major Tibetan Buddhist works featured in The Library of Tibetan Classics series. Jinpa has been a core member of the Mind & Life Institute and its chairman of the board since January, 2012. He is president and cofounder of Compassion Institute, founded in 2017.