David Germano is Professor of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at the University of Virginia, where he also serves as Director of the Tibet Center and co-director of the Contemplative Sciences Center. A leading scholar of Dzogchen and the Nyingma tradition, his work bridges rigorous textual study and lived contemplative practice. He founded the Tibetan and Himalayan Library, an international digital platform for collaborative research and preservation, and has written extensively on Longchenpa, visionary literature, and the evolution of Buddhist contemplative systems.