Robert Jesse is convenor of the Council on Spiritual Practices (csp.org/about). Through CSP, Bob was instrumental in forming the psilocybin research team at the Johns Hopkins University, and he is one of its co-investigators. He has also long participated in the development of a Bay Area spiritual community that draws liberally from the non-creedal, non-hierarchical ways of the Quakers (the Religious Society of Friends). Earlier, Bob worked as a technology consultant and at Oracle Corp., lastly as a VP of business development. His university training is in electrical engineering and computer science.