William (Bill) Doherty,
Bill Doherty is a family therapist and Professor in the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota where he directs The Citizen Professional Center, which does community engagement projects on health care and on divisive issues such as the relationship between Police and the Black Community. Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, he co-founded Braver Angels, a citizen initiative bringing conservatives and liberals together to counteract political polarization and restore the fraying social fabric in American society. Braver Angels now has conducted over a thousand workshops and has volunteers working in all 50 states. Among Bill’s awards is the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. Bill has been proudly married to a nurse, Leah Doherty, for over 40 years.
