Nichole Argo

Dr. Nichole Argo is a social psychologist who works at the intersection of science and practice. She is currently the Founder and Director of Research at the TogetherUp Institute, a consulting firm that leverages the science of social and behavioral psychology to support nonprofits, philanthropy, municipalities, and private companies with research, diagnostic tools, design strategies, and impact frameworks for building cultures of belonging and innovative local models of democracy.  As part of a 2022-2025 bridge building/democracy innovation pilot, she co-directs a diverse leaders assembly, the Needham Resilience Network, designed to bridge silos, tool leaders in skills to communicate across difference, and co-create solutions to local problems.

Dr. Argo has recently authored: The Belonging Barometer: The State of Belonging in the US, The Science of Polarization and Insights for Bridge Building, and several essays on how to communicate across differences in the midst of sacred values. She is published in leading political science and psychology journals and appears occasionally on major radio and TV networks. Dr. Argo holds degrees from Stanford, MIT, and the New School for Social Research.