Lone Overby Fjorback, Associate Professor, MD, PhD, is the Director of the Danish Center for Mindfulness at Aarhus University, Denmark. Her work centers on promoting mental health and preventing depression in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The Center advances this mission through research, education, and outreach, integrating mindfulness and compassion to support well-being across the lifespan.

Her research includes randomized controlled trials on mindfulness and compassion for pregnant women, school-aged children and youth, workplace settings, healthy adults, and individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, or depression—as well as their caregivers. She is co-author and co- editor of Arts and Mindfulness in Education for Human Flourishing.

Lone also leads community initiatives such as "Take Your Time – Focus Your Mind", a daily 12-minute meditation at noon, and is actively engaged in supporting climate action, climate activists, and social efforts that promote diversity and equality.

The Danish Center for Mindfulness is part of the Global Mindfulness Collaborative and offers professional teacher training in mindfulness and compassion.