Elena Dovalsantos, PhD, MBA, hails from a family of three generations of theosophists. She joined the Theosophical Society at an early age in 1971. Following a career in scientific research, she retired to live and volunteer at the Krotona Institute of Theosophy. She is a national and international speaker for the TS and last year served as Director of the School of the Wisdom at Adyar, where she conducted classes on HP Blavatsky’s magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine.