Who is Jake Ross?

Jake Ross is the founder of BelongTogether, a practice helping organizations and communities build the conditions where people genuinely belong. His work is grounded in positive psychology — he holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania — and in more than eight years of practice spanning leadership coaching, team development, and community design. He is the co-author of Everyday Bias (Bloomsbury, 2026).

Based in Oakland, California, Jake works with founders, teams, and communities to build belonging on purpose: coaching leaders who hold groups together, helping teams move from coexisting to collaborating, and designing gatherings where strangers become a community.