Jason Giannetti is the philosopher-in-residence at the Castalia Cultural Center, Brookline, MA and also runs the Eisho-ji Northwest Zen Center, east coast branch, also in Brookline, MA. He has taught at several colleges and universities in New York and Massachusetts. He holds a B.A. in English and Philosophy, an M.A. in history, a Masters of Theological Studies, and a J.D. Giannetti's first book, Chrysalis, is a work of philosophical reflections in verse and prose.